Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born in the south. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Mercenary. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His fur is black and curly. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born to a Ruler, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His first spouse was a Ruler, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 390 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is renowned for her bright pastel dresses and hats. She has moderate length gray fur. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Flask was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Sculptor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This malnourished man prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. His crest is black, silky, and of moderate length. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bharash grew up listening to his mother's many stories. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Bharash took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up shortspear and armor he uses now. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Guardian, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A 5'10" northern woman, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. After coming to the age of reason, Gorga took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 70 gp. 4 Acid flasks.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a tan broad hat and tan clothes. Her hair is brown and curly. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Althaea fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Nature, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears bulky tan painted plate armor, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: In love, Religious. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a green armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. She has dyed her greying copper crest a little too much giving a sharp copper color. Her gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born in the north to a Miner, Farideh learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Miner for hire.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She wears a fancy grey dress. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She keeps her auburn hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Bolhild lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. She bought a dagger and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1000 cp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).