Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Smoking 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. 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 travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 200 sp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He found a children's book about a Half-Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 30 pp. Brown-green garnet (140 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his flail with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. Frederick liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

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

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She wears her chestnut hair up. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Passionate, Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 390 gp. Eye agate (11 gp). Amber (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. Her black hair is wavy and long. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Sculptor but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 180 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 south. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Mundane, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. 4 Antitoxin.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. Her crest is short and copper. Her eyes are red.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Sellsword business.

History: Daar was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and to be a mason again

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is wearing a long, violet, dusty cloak. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: Sarah hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. A freak accident while working with her Butcher father left her crippled. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.