Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Military. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a black armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. Her silver hair is still thick. This silver eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. This red eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Apothecary. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Iados lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Apothecary. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Family, Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a morningstar on her belt. She keeps her silver hair in a pixie cut. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Avelina was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Avelina fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'11" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her silver hair is lengthy. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has wavy white hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 17. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: He wears an entirely red suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Gifted from a young age, Tomi studied abroad. He found a children's book about a Halfling 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 spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Many goblins want him driven away; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his morningstar with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Persistence, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: She wears an entirely brown suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her hammer, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. Her chestnut hair is cut short. She has amber eyes and a brown hat with a white feather.

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. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Helja was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Helja was born on a far southern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Knight. She became a Knight soon after.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Job, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp.