Description: She is a mite stocky and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her scarlet crest is heavily combed to the right. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Eggren grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Eggren. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she usually wears her brown robe and has her axe always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Ermina was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She found a children's book about a Human 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 is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He stands about 5'9" and wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is dark red and curly. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Being a Herbalist 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 being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears baggy black pantaloons and a white scarf. Her white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. 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: She was raised in a mountains tribe. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature quarterstaff.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'10". He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, and his gloved hand is found clutching a spear. His black hair is long and unkept. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, marred by sweets. Her blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Aline enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 200 gp. Bloodstone (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: Standing 6'9", this man tends to wear a large black jacket. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. After months of barely getting by, Imsh managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he has a crush on the local mercenary

Flaws: Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She wears bulky black painted plate armor, and carries greatswords. Her scarlet crest has been sun bleached extensively. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

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 fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Through the years after Driindar was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Driindar's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her silver crest is greasy and uncared for. Her gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Harann embodies much of what other species detest in the Dragonborns. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her first spouse was a Seamstress, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.