Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and she perpetually has her rapier ready. Her golden hair is smooth and relatively long. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. After a long history of fighting, Theirastra and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: 6'2" and muscular, this western man wears a white vest and prefers black and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the left. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He bought a kukri and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 70 gp. Chrysoberyl (60 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned female wears white trousers with brown and red striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the right. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in the north to a Merchant, Merla learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Merla abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Merchant.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, and carries scimitars. He wears his golden hair down. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He is mildly Gnome supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Crampernap was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Crampernap fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a black shirt with thin white vertical stripes and green pants. Her hair is short and black. She has gold eyes.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Beleth lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Guard for hire.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Guard

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. He has blonde hair. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: She sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 240 gp. Smoky quartz (50 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He sports a flattop hair cut. His silver eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. A true patriot, Marbas would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bellfounder hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Pacifist, Impeccable. Bonds: Military, Poor, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This malnourished woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her brown hair is well kept. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Geva's homeland. Geva decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Banded mail.