Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. She has white hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. The war was a terrible time for her, and Mary does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Mary and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Bloodstone (50 gp).

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: She was born in a small island village. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She bought a monstrous two handed axe and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She wants revenge against drow; and many drow want her driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 2100 sp. 1 Average lock. 1 Good lock.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her black fur is long and unkept. Her copper eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered north to less war torn lands. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to share knowledge with the world

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insomniac, PTSD. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 30 gp. Sardonyx (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a worn and beaten armor. He has dyed his greying scarlet crest a little too much giving a sharp scarlet color. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Apothecary work with an outfit from a few towns over. Apothecary work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He's also a talented Engraver, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Engraver again.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 150 gp. 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. She wears a yellow vest and prefers green and red shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy, Lazy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Just what you see.

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 white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a ceremonial dagger, but if one is not available she will default to her falchion. Her auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 3 Acid flasks.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. She has slicked back white hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Justice, Logical, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: An older man who is typically in his Carter uniform, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. He is baby faced.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a Bricklayer, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Carter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Just what you see.