Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a scimitar on her belt, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She has a very tight haircut. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Andraste was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Andraste was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 130 gp. Chrysoberyl (120 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sickle with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has no hair. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Morkral was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Morkral alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 6000 cp. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a black shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and black pants. She has wavy gold crest. She has gold eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Cook. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born into a rich family. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. She has wavy red hair. Her eyes are black and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Nija was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Her childhood dream was to be a Map Maker, but she was a colossal failure. She tends to her Shepherd job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and to be a map maker again

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears an entirely white suit with violet socks and a vest with buckled shoes, marred by beers. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Half-Elven culture. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Barfa was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. Barfa was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Barfa decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. 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: Half-Elven compassion.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 200 sp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp).

Description: He likes to wear tan tank tops with black pants. He has no hair. He has gray eyes and a tan hat with a black feather.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Koeth is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Unemployed, marred by teas. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Georgina was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His brown hair is lengthy. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Beiro was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Fortune-teller. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To be a Fortune-teller again; and money/treasure

Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 330 gp. Blue sapphire (500 gp). Emerald (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has a very tight haircut. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She saw the violence of war and the aftermath so she converted to religion and dedicated herself to non-violence.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Religious, Nature. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 70 gp.