Description: A 5'0" eastern woman, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. Her auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She carries with her a set of morningstars, each one with a amber on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her black hair is matted, messy, and big. Her ears are large.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Kallista was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Kallista was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

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, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Meriele 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. Meriele decided she wanted neither the life of her father 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: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Small steel mirror.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'7". He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has wavy chestnut hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

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. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Galinndan hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Galinndan abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. During his travels, Galinndan and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Galinndan discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Galinndan fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of goblins

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a blue shirt with thin green vertical stripes and yellow pants. Her black hair is still thick. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. 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: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Stylist for hire.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: 2'11" and muscular, this northern woman dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Shaena was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is golden and curly. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Emmeline was born on a far eastern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Brewer. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Crowbar.