Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Ekk is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

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. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Some 5 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Ekk never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright pastel and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her fur, while still mostly lavender, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are likewise copper.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Shivering lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Joker, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He wears a colorful flower in his brown hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Gifted from a young age, Theriatis studied abroad. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She tends to wear a large green jacket. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Bryseis wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 2000 cp. Moss agate (6 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her broad tan hat.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. The war was a terrible time for her, and Sumnes does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Sumnes was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She bought a nunchaku and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is dressed in an above average manner. His silver hair is lengthy. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is mildly Halfling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 350 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He keeps his long rusty crest kept up in a rat tail. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his feathered blue hat.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive, Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Standing 6'1", this woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. Her gray fur is long and unkept. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: Smoking is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 340 gp. 4 Acid flasks.