Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her blonde hair is lengthy. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the east were limited. During her travels, Ahlyssa and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Ahlyssa discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Ahlyssa fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This woman is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering her clean studded leather, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her yellow fur is singed and shortened. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears baggy brown pantaloons and a tan scarf. She wears her white fur up. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born in the west to a Soapmaker, Spear learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Spear was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job, Military. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 4000 cp. Star ruby (400 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 6'1". He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His green crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. The war was a terrible time for him, and Baradad does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Baradad was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Depressed, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. With wild blonde hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Willow was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Philantrophist, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 20 gp. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her pickaxe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She is physically well-built. Her white hair is thinning but still full. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker blue hat.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 600 sp. Rhodochrosite (13 gp).

Description: He wears an entirely grey suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Thradal was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He found a children's book about a Dwarf 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. 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: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 700 sp. Red-brown spinel (110 gp).

Description: 3'8" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He tends to wear a large tan jacket. He has moderate length auburn hair. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Delebean lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Revenge; and regain custody of his daughter

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 5'1" and muscular, this western man wears a tattered pair of loose violet pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Varis was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1000 cp.