Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Rose hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: She is typically in her Spice Merchant uniform. She wears her golden hair up. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She became a Spice Merchant soon after.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her red hair is well kept. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. When Myria reached her early adolescence her Halfling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears skinny pants and wears a black and yellow robe with the hood down. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His red crest is still thick. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Rivaan is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. The war was a terrible time for him, and Rivaan does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born to a Courier, his mother struggled to pay the bills. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Poor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears red trousers with green and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has chestnut hair. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Rose lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Rose fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Sporting a silver mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Dean fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1600 sp. 4 Antitoxin.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is grey, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Crown-heir. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Crown-heir for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Crown-heir responsibilities is difficult; and to be a fletcher again

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac, Forgetful, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: This late middle aged woman is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Carpenter and is in decent physical shape. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Carpenter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Carpenter work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Carpenter for hire.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears black trousers with blue and tan striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His black crest is knotted and matted. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 30 gp. Moonstone (50 gp).