Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Shax will drive conversation. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: The child of a Fortune-teller, who enjoyed hunting, Shax was taken on many hunting expeditions. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears just a white suit. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is silver and curly. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Military. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Roofer. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. Being a Architect kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Coral (90 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a longsword on her belt. She wears her silver hair down. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: Meena hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Meena 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. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 east. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Herbalist and was forced into it by her family; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. Her hair is short and silver. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a Shepherd first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Shepherd for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 40 gp. Azurite (7 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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 cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He is dressed in an above average manner. His lavender fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Flame hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 9000 cp.