Description: A 3'4" northern woman, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull red iron scale mail. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 150 pp. Carnelian (70 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Eye agate (9 gp).

Description: 5'8" and muscular, this northern man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His red hair is heavily combed to the right. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair is short and brown. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Markosian speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature rapier.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Backpack.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His orange fur is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Shadow has worked very hard to control his curse. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Banded agate (4 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). 1 Healer’s kit. 1 Simple lock.

Description: 3'11" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She got into the Architect business at a young age. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has worked as a Architect like her father before her.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to be a bounty hunter again

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears baggy green pantaloons and a red scarf. Her blue hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are white and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Uzza was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She sports red long hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, brigands burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying east to reunite her family. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: Morthos lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A middle-aged man, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and is pretty ugly. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born into a rich family. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Bhevek was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.