Description: She is dressed in an above average manner, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'2" when asserting herself. Her white hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are likewise black. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 250 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. Her hair is blue and curly. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines black.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Astaro was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. After a long history of fighting, Astaro and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic, Racist. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 700 sp. Silver pearl (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is dressed in earthy colors with a white and brown handkerchief worn on his left side. He has auburn hair. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Krimmon is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Krimmon was born the youngest of three triplets. Krimmon abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her hair is short and chestnut. Her gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. 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, Akta is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Optimist, Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 900 sp. Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp).

Description: This woman wears professional attire. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on her right hand. Her black hair is knotted and matted. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Beatrice grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Good lock.

Description: A 4'7" western woman, she wears dull black sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed halberd, just in case. Her golden hair is well kept. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. A gifted student she started as a Laborer, but she got bored and became a Merchant. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and balancing her hectic life and new merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 160 gp. Amber (160 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: An older man who wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, he is not a threatening figure. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 2200 sp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears a black shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and yellow pants. His gold crest is greasy and uncared for. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 10 pp. Deep green spinel (150 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has slicked back golden hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. Xanaphia liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 150 gp. Tourmaline (130 gp).