Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. She has no hair. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Althaea was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. 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: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blue crest. He is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. He has a hunchback. His blue crest is singed and shortened. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born in a small island village. Patrin 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. Patrin decided he wanted neither the life of his mother 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. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants. He has a very tight haircut. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Aust grew up listening to his father's many stories. A freak accident while working with his Hunter father left him crippled. He has achieved small success as a Healer.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Healer responsibilities is difficult; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Torgga was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Depressed. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Chaedi fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is tan, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He found a children's book about a Half-Orc Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This man wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered green stockings, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is a Roofer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. A friendly and beautiful Gnome, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Paggen lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Roofer. He's also a talented Animal Trainer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Bonds: Job, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Carpenter. She sports a flattop crest cut. Her skin is flawless and her gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has worked as a Carpenter like her father before her.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Slave, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 2000 cp. Red-brown spinel (60 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'10". She wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is green, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Bilga was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Bilga alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Poor, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 160 gp.