Description: This western woman wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a whip on her belt. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. 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: Meena was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Priest hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: 3'3" and muscular, this northern man wears bulky red painted plate armor. He has moderate length chestnut hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Mortician. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Map Maker father left him crippled. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mortician.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Onyx (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his monstrous two handed axe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'2" when asserting himself. He has done his best to style his lavender fur to look like a famous performer. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Smoking was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 70 gp. Hematite (7 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp).

Description: An older man who wears skinny pants and wears a grey and green robe with the hood down, he is not a threatening figure. His golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born in the north. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He carries a battered lance and tarnished trident as well. His brown hair is singed and shortened. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Varis's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Gifted from a young age, Varis studied abroad. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Varis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears skinny pants and wears a yellow and white robe with the hood down. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He struck the Junk Dealer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and expand his business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 5'7" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She wears her white hair up. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She bought a scythe and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 160 gp. Tourmaline (160 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a grey collared shirt and red skirt. She accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her red hair is singed and shortened. She is baby faced.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 5000 cp. Onyx (40 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'8" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is dressed in an above average manner. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Navigator. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying south to reunite her family. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls; and balancing her hectic life and new navigator responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 370 gp.