Description: This slender woman stands about 5'3". She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. 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 born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Juliana abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. 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: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: 3'0" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She dresses like a well dressed Shipwright does. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Shipwright. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gifted student she started as a Interpreter, but she got bored and became a Shipwright. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and likes to wear blue tank tops with grey skirt. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 360 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has lavender fur. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Animal Trainer who has hired him part-time. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Bonds: Has a crush, Job, Rich, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Tanner hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 140 pp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has brown eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. 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. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and 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

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 280 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). 1 Good lock.

Description: 5'0" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. He wears his white hair down. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Olrok was born with his father's beautiful face. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature, Guardian. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 200 sp. Tourmaline (140 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, marred by beers. His hair is silver and very short. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Delg isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Delg was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty red coat over it, and carries morningstars. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Lazy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 40 gp.