Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Bather arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered west to less war torn lands. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Guardian, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 140 gp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp).

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He carries with him a set of hand crossbows on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is obsessed with his god.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Laucian was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Laucian liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He bought a quarterstaff and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and balancing his hectic life and new shoemaker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor, Nature, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing, and carries daggers. She has no hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: Arara hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: Arara was born the youngest of three triplets. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Arara fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His silver hair is long and unkept. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

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

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has worked as a Carter like his mother before him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Maiathah was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Maiathah decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Flaws: Hedonist, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: An older man who wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his hand crossbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, he is not a threatening figure. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Anverth wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Anverth liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 120 gp. Peridot (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs, and is pretty ugly. She keeps her silver hair in a flapper bob. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her small tan hat.

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 has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Donella grew up listening to her father's many stories. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is greedy

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 5000 cp. Malachite (8 gp).

Description: She wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are green.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Rosalind was born on a far eastern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Blacksmith. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Rosalind fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 5000 cp.