Description: An older woman who wears suspenders and green workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time, she is not a threatening figure. Her scarlet crest is still thick. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Burana was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Halfling companion (her 'brother'). She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature ceremonial dagger.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Masseuse and was forced into it by her family; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Passionate, Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. She is physically well-built. Her crest, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Saphara was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Junk Dealer they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Slave Trader, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This woman wears professional attire. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her left hand. She keeps her rusty crest in a flapper bob. She has gold eyes.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Harann hails from a village terrorized by brigands. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a old dungeon. She would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Harann took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up falchion and armor she uses now. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and money/treasure

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. Tourmaline (110 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned female wears tattered old clothes. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has brown eyes and a brown hat with a black feather.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Jarana alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Jarana was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His gray fur is unkempt and raggedy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Herbalist hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 370 gp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her greatsword with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her divine abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 30 pp. Deep green spinel (140 gp).

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 tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has dyed his greying red crest a little too much giving a sharp red color. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Dazzazn was born on a far northern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Merchant. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He's in love; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 100 sp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he tends to wear a large red jacket. His black hair is heavily combed to the right. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He got into the Architect business at a young age. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Architect hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Architect for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Fisher again; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'2". She tends to wear a large blue jacket. She has moderate length black hair. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Dalaba was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 150 gp. Carnelian (70 gp).