Description: An older woman who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Masseuse business.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: In love, Military. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She wears a pastel armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down, and she perpetually has her scythe ready. Her cinnamon fur is unkempt and raggedy. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. 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 to a Ruler, her father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Miller hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Emerald fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Blue quartz (9 gp). 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'9" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He typically wears pastel cloth garments or leather armor. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 600 sp. Golden pearl (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather, and is pretty ugly. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Lewis hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Lewis alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 90 gp. Malachite (7 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is blonde and curly. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Erdan will drive conversation. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Erdan was born with his mother's beautiful face. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: She wears suspenders and grey workpants. Her shirt is tan, and she wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was born in the south. Jacoba 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. Jacoba decided she wanted neither the life of her mother 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. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Insane, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 110 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a green tunic with grey highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around his shoes, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His silver hair is still thick. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes drow are coming to abduct people. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Iados grew up listening to his father's many stories. Iados 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. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: In love, Enemies, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Half-Plate.