Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Barber. 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 is terrified, and will act out of fear; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 3'4" and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. Her hair is chestnut and curly. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. A gifted student she started as a Locksmith, but she got bored and became a Shipwright. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 north. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 80 gp. Lapis lazuli (11 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'4" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears tattered old clothes. Her red crest is lengthy. Her ears are large.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'2" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her hair is brown and curly. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. 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: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears suspenders and tan workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. He is baby faced.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born in the west. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Disease, Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: An older woman who wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge, she is not a threatening figure. Her brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Shepherd. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Dariff grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Shepherd work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shepherd work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. 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. Dariff fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 42000 sp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a blue broad hat and blue clothes. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Aerdeth never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Logical. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Religious, In love. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: 3'10" and muscular, this northern woman is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small brown clips. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her small brown hat.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. 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: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Beggar hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 90 pp.