Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. She is portly but not overly obese. Her white hair has been sun bleached extensively. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Gifted from a young age, Portia studied abroad. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 6000 cp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: She stands about 4'1" and wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her red hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He wears his silver hair up. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his small blue hat.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Blacksmith. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is in excellent shape and typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Eiravel was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. 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: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: This tall, slender man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Shoemaker arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: Standing 4'7", this woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her hair is black and very short. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and he perpetually has his mace ready. He is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around his ears. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She bought a falchion and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To protect her home.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Bonds: Guardian, Military, Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 220 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'7". She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She wears her golden hair down. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. 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: Vicky lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. At some point she was captured by dire rats and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 600 sp.