Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

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 does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Gifted from a young age, Quelenna studied abroad. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a brown shirt with thin green vertical stripes and black pants. She sports a flattop fur cut. She has a dull look in her yellow eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: River lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

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

Possessions: 70 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp).

Description: 5'6" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born to a Knight, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Althaea abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Religious, Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 360 gp. Bloodstone (50 gp).

Description: She has a missing left leg. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Through the years after Gaaki was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Gaaki's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. He has wavy rusty crest. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Criminal record, In love, Religious. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. Jade (90 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Barber business.

History: Alexandre lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Standing 3'5", this woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Ulla embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. 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. Some 8 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Ulla never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his left hand. He has no fur. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Lone speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 210 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She is an epitome of beauty. Her golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She is baby faced.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Barkeep business.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. 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: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Just what you see.