Description: He dresses like a well dressed Mercenary does. He is portly but not overly obese. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Mercenary but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mercenary.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. 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: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Conrad was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Military, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She 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. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Weaver hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature whip.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and she perpetually has her sai ready. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has red eyes.

Personality: Hethress hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Herbalist business.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a simple yellow robe with brown stripes complete with hood. Her blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. 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 to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Dara never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane, Disease. Bonds: In love, Slave. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp).

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a black costume with the symbols of strength on her torso. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the left. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. A true patriot, Ubada would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Ubada was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Bonds: Military, Nature, In love. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 140 pp. Red spinel (90 gp). Coral (90 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'7" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her hair is brown and curly. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. In her 12th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Just what you see.