Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She has wavy golden hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

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 is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. 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: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by drow. Pyntle was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and doesn't want to be a painter and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is black and very short. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Marastyr has worked very hard to control her curse. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a brown shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and tan pants. Her hair is golden and very short. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She disdains her fellow westerners, 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. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is content.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Buckler.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and he perpetually has his whip ready. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Morthos was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student he started as a Tailor, but he got bored and became a Sculptor. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor, and he perpetually has his bow ready. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 140 gp. Blue sapphire (400 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: Standing 2'9", this woman has the majority of her body covered in plate. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length white hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. 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. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 cp. Malachite (5 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He sports a flattop hair cut. This brown eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Ahvain was born the youngest of three triplets. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 160 gp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Peridot (80 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He tends to wear a pastel poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His yellow fur is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise green.

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 misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: The child of a Crown-heir, who enjoyed hunting, Shifting was taken on many hunting expeditions. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Shifting grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Shifting. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 80 pp.