Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a black coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. Her hair is silver and very short. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Nella hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Artistic, Athletic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (6 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her golden hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

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. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born in the west to a Herbalist, Syllin learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Herbalist. She's also a talented Adventurer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment and is in decent physical shape. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor. She keeps her long brass crest kept up in a rat tail. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Stylist father left her crippled. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants revenge against giants; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. He has shaved his head bald. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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 is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Brewer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: Standing 5'5", this woman wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: This woman loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1100 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she prefers to wear white clothing when she does not wear armor. Her silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born to a Healer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Through the years after Wella was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Wella's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

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

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He is physically well-built. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Vondal was born with his mother's beautiful face. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering her clean studded leather. She carries with her a set of lances, each one with a opal on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her red hair is singed and shortened. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Quelenna is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her arcane talents. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Disease. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. Amethyst (70 gp).