Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears long strands of jet and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has slicked back white hair. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: He wears professional attire. His hair is auburn and curly. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Travok hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature club.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a black vest and prefers brown and red shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her chestnut hair is still thick. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Greeba's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. Greeba is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Greeba grew up listening to her father's many stories. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'7" and sports violet clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Ella hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a black tunic with green highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has done her best to style her green crest to look like a famous performer. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes goblins are coming to abduct people. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by goblins. Mishann was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Religious, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. His golden hair is still thick. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Erias lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. She is physically well-built. Her hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. She has gray eyes and a blue hat with a green feather.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: This man wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his right hand. His auburn hair is long and unkept. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 31. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 100 sp. Malachite (6 gp).

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has red eyes and a black hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. While he appears to be a normal Tiefling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. 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: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 90 gp.