Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She has styled her black hair well, parting it to the left. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 260 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His purple hair is heavily combed to the left. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Tethren was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He's also a talented Body Guard, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 150 gp. Malachite (13 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are green.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Laborer. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She became a Laborer soon after.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Rich, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Gifted from a young age, Torbera studied abroad. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Torbera grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Torbera. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. His black crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Azzakh lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: She wears tattered old clothes. She carries with her a set of ceremonial daggers, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She wears her red crest up. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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 an amazing painter.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Farideh fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 30 gp. Freshwater pearl (16 gp).