Description: A 4'7" southern woman, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. With wild red hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Gifted from a young age, Althaea studied abroad. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 160 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dragonborn, and stands approximately 6'6". He wears dull green sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed mace, just in case, and his gloved hand is found clutching a mace. He sports a flattop crest cut. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 6'5" and muscular, this eastern woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her rusty crest has been sun bleached extensively. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. 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. Jaxi 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; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Insane. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Blorg was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. While he appears to be a normal Half-Orc, 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 spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Optimist, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears an entirely green suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His hair is blue, silky, and of moderate length. His skin is flawless and his white eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Sailor kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears a green shirt, with a grey mid length skirt with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her dark red hair is singed and shortened. Her silver eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears skinny pants and wears a green and brown robe with the hood down. Her silver crest is long and unkept. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. After coming to the age of reason, Arava took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 9000 cp. A small bag of saffron. (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male prefers to wear flannel. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His black hair is lengthy. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born into a rich family. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 500 sp. Chrysoberyl (70 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He got into the Merchant business at a young age. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has worked as a Merchant like his father before him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 120 gp.