Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She has moderate length dark red hair. Her eyes are white.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting brigands, the young Kallista began to lead the lost caravan. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 6'4" and muscular, this eastern woman wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her rusty crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She has no hair. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes drow are coming to abduct people. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Revenge; and she wants revenge against drow

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He wears his black hair down. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Animal Trainer business.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature crossbow.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. He is an epitome of beauty. His silver hair is braided into rings. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 340 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 2'8" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She typically wears red cloth garments or leather armor. She wears her chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Poor, Guardian. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 100 sp. Azurite (10 gp).

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears skinny pants and wears a brown and white robe with the hood down. Her blonde hair is still thick. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Architect kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She carries with her a set of pickaxes, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. She has gray eyes and a brown hat with a black feather.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Vicky fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 20 gp.