Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. Her golden hair is cut short. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Elizabeth was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She dropped out of school to support her sick mother, and resented it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 20 gp. 2 Antitoxin.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has a very tight haircut. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Orryn was born on a far western mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Dyer. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Addict, Depressed, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 400 sp. Violet garnet (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. With wild white hair. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Veloptima was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is a great chef.

History: Chenna lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Chenna fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her red hair is lengthy. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

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 submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Through the years after Ronwe was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Ronwe's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants. Her yellow fur is long and unkept. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the south. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

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

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, blue shirt, and violet tie. His hair is short and black. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Merihim was born with his father's beautiful face. His first spouse was a Shoemaker, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This late middle aged woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down and is in decent physical shape. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. She has brown eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. After coming to the age of reason, Torgga took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 160 pp.

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her white crest, when down, is lengthy. She is baby faced.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1200 sp.