Description: This man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Shaká 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 uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insomniac, Secretive, Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 90 gp. Jade (160 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has shaved her head bald. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Bonds: Rich, Nature, Criminal record, Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. He has amber eyes and a white hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. Tod is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Tod lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Tod has worked very hard to control his curse. During his travels, Tod and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Tod discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Tod fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100 sp. Chalcedony (70 gp).

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. 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: Born to a Brewer, her father struggled to pay the bills. Ownka 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. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Silver pearl (50 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a brown vest and prefers pastel and tan shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length golden hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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. 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. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman dresses like a well dressed Junk Dealer does. Her silver crest is braided into rings. Her red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Findex and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he typically wears violet cloth garments or leather armor. His blonde hair is cut short. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Half-Elf in existence. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Trym was born with his father's beautiful face. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. She wears a colorful flower in her chestnut hair. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. After a long history of fighting, Williamina and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her hair is long and red with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small blue clips. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 240 gp.