Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright yellow and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Bricklayer they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Painter, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He is baby faced.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Travok is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. He has achieved small success as a Priest.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Family, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears tattered old clothes. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has styled his black crest well, parting it to the right. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear white clothing when she does not wear armor. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her black hair is still thick. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Robbie lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. At a young age her father died while driving off some giants. Her mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in axe use. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 sp. Malachite (16 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has silver hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Oriff 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; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: 4'11" and muscular, this northern woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her brown hair is cut short. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She takes great joy in being the best Bookbinder in town.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Ermina was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She's also a talented Armorer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 310 gp. 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'2". She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. Her gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. 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 daughter.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Courier arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 600 sp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp). 2 Smokesticks.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'5". She wears a green collared shirt and pastel skirt. She accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her hair, while still mostly purple, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are likewise white. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. The war was a terrible time for her, and Rieta does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born in the south. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Elven companion (her 'brother'). She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sickle.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 130 gp. Amethyst (110 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.