Description: She wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Matilda was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To be a Sage again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. A true patriot, Tyna would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Tyna was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She found a children's book about a Halfling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shield.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Opinionated, Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His crest is brass and curly. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, green shirt, and brown tie. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. Lucan is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born into a rich family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'11" and dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in the west to a Marshal, Trey learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Marshal. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To protect his home; and sabotage a competitor

Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, In love, Guardian. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His black crest is heavily combed to the left. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has worked as a Masseuse like her mother before her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a brown tunic with tan highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Tailor born in the past three hundred years. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Born in the east to a Tailor, Ilde learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her necromantic talents. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she has a crush on the local mayor

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Guardian, Military. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He is physically well-built. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Fargas lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 40 pp.