Description: An older woman who is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, she is not a threatening figure. She has moderate length red hair. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She struck the Mercenary job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She tends to her Barrister job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Amethyst (110 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. With wild white hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 7000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears a yellow tunic with brown highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Jacoba liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: Valafar 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 can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was born into a rich family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. After months of barely getting by, Valafar managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. He sports a flattop crest cut. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Direcris 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 Direcris. After a long history of fighting, Direcris and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a tan costume with the symbols of death on his torso. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: The child of a Healer, who enjoyed hunting, Paggen was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, In love. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: She is renowned for her bright white dresses and hats. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her golden hair is wavy and long. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting drow, the young Emen began to lead the lost caravan. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a white and tan robe with the hood down. She wears her brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 800 sp.