Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Miner. She has moderate length silver hair. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: Malquis hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Malquis grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Miner work with an outfit from a few towns over. Miner work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: She is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her rapier, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. Her silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 10000 cp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This woman wears dull brown sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed pickaxe, just in case, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Impulsive, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her brown hair is braided into rings. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Dell was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 160 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. 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 fixated on the number 40. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things.

Flaws: Insomniac, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 250 gp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. She is portly but not overly obese. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. Her gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Disease, Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Suhnae was born on a far southern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Glassblower. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears an entirely green suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her blue crest is matted, messy, and big. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Unemployed hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Job, Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1400 sp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: He wears bulky black painted plate armor, and carries maces. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Deep green spinel (160 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Moss agate (6 gp).