Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Her black eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born in the east. Her father 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: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 340 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He stands about 6'8" and wears a simple black robe with grey stripes complete with hood. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His scarlet crest is braided into rings. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Kiirith is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'10". She typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. She wears her black hair up. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her white eyes.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 49. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about 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: Damaia was born with her father's beautiful face. The family's rival house kidnapped her sister with the intent that her sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: This southern woman wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a bastard sword, but if one is not available she will default to her monstrous two handed axe. Her clothes are grease stained in places. With wild golden hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She uses divination through singing.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the south. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Rinn hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Rinn 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. Some 8 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Rinn never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and she's attracted to the pc

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Slave, Adventurer, In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 40 gp. Amethyst (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His dark red hair is lengthy. His white eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (9 gp). 5 Acid flasks.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is typically in his Animal Trainer uniform. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has gleaming, smiling copper eyes.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Shivering was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Animal Trainer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Animal Trainer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Animal Trainer responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 130 gp.

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. Her crest is blue and curly. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. 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 a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is dressed in an above average manner. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 300 sp. Aquamarine (300 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.