Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She prefers to wear pastel clothing when she does not wear armor. Her brown fur is thinning but still full. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. 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: She comes from a rich southern family. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Jade alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She wants revenge against orcs; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, In love, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she prefers to wear flannel. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Elven companion (her 'brother'). She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 6000 cp. Amber (90 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body, she is not a threatening figure. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has gold eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. She worked as a nervous Bounty Hunter and found it very stressful. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and to clean up the streets

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Slave, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a hammer on his belt. His hair is silver and curly. His ears are large.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Gifted from a young age, Kugáluga studied abroad. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bowyer. After a long history of fighting, Kugáluga and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has styled his green crest well, parting it to the left. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. 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 has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1000 sp. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: He wears skinny pants and wears a grey and black robe with the hood down. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His childhood dream was to be a Ruler, but he was a colossal failure. He's also a talented Ruler, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 20 gp. Amethyst (40 gp).

Description: He stands about 4'2" and usually wears his grey robe and has his bow always slung over his shoulder. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His head has been shaved. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. She has gray eyes and a grey hat with a black feather.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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. After a long history of fighting, Susannah and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her hair is short and auburn. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. A friendly and beautiful Elf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Born in the west to a Merchant, Shava learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the west were limited. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to unite with her sister

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 100 sp. Pink pearl (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.