Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a red coat with brown slacks. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Lia speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 3100 sp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears brown trousers with blue and grey striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has wavy orange fur. 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 never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac, Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 280 gp. Moss agate (11 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Coral (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'7" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears professional attire. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shortbow.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a worn and beaten armor. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Jet (140 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears white trousers with black and violet striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born into a rich family. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She became a Bookbinder soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is greedy

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She has shaved her head bald. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 30 gp. Red-brown spinel (90 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is wearing a tight pastel one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her beige fur is braided into rings. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature pickaxe.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a blue coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. 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: He was raised in a forest tribe. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Marshal

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

Possessions: Moss agate (9 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. She sports blonde long hair. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Elama embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Elama was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she is content

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.