Description: This tall, slender woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Sumnes alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her white hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has green eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Tippletoe was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Bookbinder work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bookbinder work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To be a Ploughman again; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is obsessed with her god.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Irann grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Irann. Being a Courier 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 feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 400 gp. Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a brown vest and prefers grey and violet shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has wavy brown hair. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. Through the years after Eridred was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Eridred's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 110 gp. Chrysoprase (20 gp).

Description: She wears tattered old clothes. She has slicked back golden hair. She wears a mask on her face.

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. Andraste enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Mason hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Willow was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. Some 2 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Willow never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and balancing her hectic life and new apothecary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Rich, Job, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1000 sp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a violet armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her ears are large.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 200 sp. Azurite (5 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Sporting a white mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A gifted student he started as a Shepherd, but he got bored and became a Fortune-teller. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Fortune-teller for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a shepherd again

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 20 pp. Banded agate (6 gp).

Description: Standing 6'4", this man wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His tied-back hair is blonde. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: Grom wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born in the north to a Cartwright, Grom learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Job, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 3000 cp. Onyx (60 gp).