Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a green shirt with thin black vertical stripes and tan pants, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Aym is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Aym was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 360 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing, and he perpetually has his falchion ready. He wears a colorful flower in his green crest. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man wears baggy green pantaloons and a tan scarf. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his left hand. He has dyed his greying black crest a little too much giving a sharp black color. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Some 7 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Salasar never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Military, In love. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 500 sp. Rock crystal (70 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears dull blue sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed mace, just in case. She has a long black ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is mildly Gnome supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Sage arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To be a Seamstress again.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 6000 cp.

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 prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. With bright white hair. Her eyes are brown.

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 refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 10 pp. Red spinel (50 gp). 1 Good lock.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears bulky brown painted plate armor. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. She has amber eyes.

Personality: Thodris hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. The war was a terrible time for her, and Thodris does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This eastern woman wears grey trousers with pastel and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand her business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 80 gp. White pearl (80 gp).

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of goblins may trigger it at times.

History: Gunter was born the youngest of three triplets. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Gardener they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Knight, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Knight and was forced into it by his family; and revenge

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her brown fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Serpent was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Serpent decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Silver pearl (90 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Moonstone (40 gp).