Description: She is in excellent shape and usually wears her black robe and has her kukri always slung over her shoulder. Her hair, while still mostly purple, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: The child of a Laborer, who enjoyed hunting, Markosian was taken on many hunting expeditions. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 290 gp. Golden pearl (60 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She is an epitome of beauty. Her chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His crest is copper, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Pandjed was born with his father's beautiful face. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To protect his home; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: He wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. He is baby faced.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Himo was born the youngest of three triplets. His first spouse was a Crown-heir, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 5000 cp. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a tattered pair of loose red pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, and is pretty ugly. His white hair is cut short. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Silvo was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She is physically well-built. She wears her white hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her skin is flawless and her violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She is physically well-built. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Religious. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. Her gray fur is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She got into the Banker business at a young age. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Being a Banker kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. He is baby faced.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. The war was a terrible time for him, and Darrow does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Dyer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.