Description: This malnourished woman dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a black coat with green slacks. Her hair is red and very short. Her silver eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Bryseis was born the youngest of three triplets. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Stableman hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She's also a talented Herbalist, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Ûgakûga was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Through the years after Ûgakûga was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Ûgakûga's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new soapmaker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 700 sp. Red spinel (100 gp).

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He carries with him a set of pickaxes, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His ears are large.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is his passion

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

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his small violet hat.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This woman wears silk and lounges about seductively, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Nedda is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Nora 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... The war was a terrible time for her, and Nora does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Insane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Shautha is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Shautha has worked very hard to control her curse. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 500 sp. Iolite (40 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a black costume with the symbols of luck on her torso, and is pretty ugly. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. 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. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Gifted from a young age, Sarah studied abroad. Her childhood dream was to be a Cook, but she was a colossal failure. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 2600 sp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Darkwood Shield.