Description: She is a husky woman, who wears tattered old clothes. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Mardnab is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Farmer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. She prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor. She has a hunchback. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

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. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She worked as a nervous Miner and found it very stressful. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 20 pp. Coral (110 gp). 5 Acid flasks.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull black iron scale mail, and is pretty ugly. Her brown hair is lengthy. She has a tattooed face.

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 is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has achieved small success as a Mercenary.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Rich, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Obsidian (12 gp). 1 Smokesticks.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her silver hair is well kept. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Through the years after Malquis was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Malquis's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Greedy, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 40 pp. White pearl (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She carries a battered nunchaku and tarnished longsword as well. She wears her dark red hair down. Her white eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She's in love; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. He has no hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Kelter was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 Crown-heir. He became a Crown-heir soon after.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and balancing his hectic life and new crown-heir responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Lazy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Obsidian (5 gp). Coral (90 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. His gold crest is unkempt and raggedy. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 70 gp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man wears professional attire. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his right hand. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To be a Jeweler again; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Military. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: This northern woman wears violet robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a greatsword, but if one is not available she will default to her nunchaku. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. A friendly and beautiful Half-Elf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the north were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Many goblins want her driven away.

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 40 gp. Bloodstone (30 gp).