Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her hair is short and white. Her fierce black eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shava grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Shava abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shava fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), and carries kukris. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length black hair. Her eyes are likewise white.

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: Prosperine was born the youngest of three triplets. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Prosperine has worked very hard to control her curse. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 120 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a yellow shirt, with a brown mid length skirt with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. A friendly and beautiful Half-Elf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Farmer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Farmer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This light-skinned female is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Nora was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She's also a talented Barkeep, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She wears baggy red pantaloons and a white scarf, and carries falchions. Her hair is golden and curly. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is a Merchant first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Olivia was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Merchant work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He wears professional attire. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Pacifist, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 5000 cp. Red spinel (110 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has a hunchback. His hair is white and curly. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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 is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Uthûg was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her fur is cinnamon, silky, and of moderate length. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Sweet was born the youngest of three triplets. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Sweet never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich, In love, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 270 gp. Tourmaline (120 gp). Coral (120 gp). Eye agate (11 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her brass crest, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Roofer profession.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She became a Farmer soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 30 gp.