Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a quarterstaff on her belt. She carries a battered pickaxe and tarnished quarterstaff as well. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are a pleasant white.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Naamah was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 80 gp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He prefers to wear flannel. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: 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. His dark red hair is smooth and relatively long. His black eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Barkeep born in the past three hundred years. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains 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 mountains due to the painful memories there. Astar took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up sword and armor he uses now. He struck the Barkeep job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Military, Nature. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 110 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Olunt is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family, Military. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 190 gp. 2 Antitoxin.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants. He has wavy chestnut hair. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. The war was a terrible time for him, and Galinndan does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Galinndan reached his early adolescence his Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears brown trousers with black and white striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts, marred by teas. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small brown clips. She has brown eyes.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She works hard and plays hard.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 14000 cp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a tan shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and brown pants. His hair is brown and curly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Lazy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: 4'9" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Layabout. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. She worked as a nervous Layabout and found it very stressful. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Layabout and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and to reunite with her old friends

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This northern woman wears skinny pants and wears a tan and pastel robe with the hood down. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her black hair is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Quelenna was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the north were limited. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.