Description: She wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. She carries with her a set of halberds on her belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She has slicked back black hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born to a Body Guard, her father struggled to pay the bills. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Althaea fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Jasper (70 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. His blonde hair is still thick. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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 was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This malnourished man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. He has moderate length silver hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Tanner hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Hugh never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 60 gp. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a pastel coat. She has styled her lavender fur well, parting it to the right. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Elegant was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and a strong sense of loyalty to dragonborn people

Flaws: Cynical, Racist. Bonds: Has a crush, Job, Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Myathethil was born the youngest of three triplets. She was taken from her home at a very young age. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An older man who is wearing a long, blue cloak, he is not a threatening figure. Sporting a white mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Animal Trainer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He's also a talented Marshal, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new animal trainer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. White pearl (160 gp). 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: The child of a Sellsword, who enjoyed hunting, Wiggens was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a black cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her white hair is well kept. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ekk grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Passionate, Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'1". She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Jillian was born with her father's beautiful face. 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 south. After a long history of fighting, Jillian and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 sp.