Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her chestnut hair is cut short. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Joan is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Joan liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, In love. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 150 gp. Tourmaline (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: She wears an entirely tan suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and she perpetually has her club ready. She sports white long hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, marred by chocolates. His hair is brown and curly. His ears are large.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 160 gp. Obsidian (6 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her black crest, when down, is lengthy. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. A true patriot, Biri would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Biri was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Bowyer responsibilities is difficult; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Bowyer

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

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her brown hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Urshar was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This southern man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears his brass crest down. His ears are large.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Assassin. 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 was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 140 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears skinny pants and wears a blue and green robe with the hood down. She sports golden long hair. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Silver pearl (130 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She stands about 6'3" and sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her green crest is matted, messy, and big. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Gifted from a young age, Akra studied abroad. Through the years after Akra was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Akra's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Akra and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Antagonistic. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Just what you see.