Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. She sports golden long hair. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Nikki is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, PTSD. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was born into a rich family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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 passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Arara hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Arara 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 became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Persistence, Philantrophist. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 200 sp. Moonstone (50 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he is wearing a long, green cloak, and is pretty ugly. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gold eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his bastard sword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. He has green crest. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Armorer. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Armorer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Armorer.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Reirak hails from a village terrorized by illithids. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dwarven conditions. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. She wears long strands of sapphire and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has a hunchback. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. She has gold eyes and a green hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. 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 feels threatened by others; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a black shirt with thin red vertical stripes and violet pants. Her black crest is lengthy. She is baby faced.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 30 pp. Jasper (60 gp). 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Elves. Her skin is light but she possesses many violet ritualistic tattoos. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her golden hair is knotted and matted. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Some 2 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Hatae never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 30 pp. A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp).