Description: This slender woman stands about 4'11". She prefers to wear flannel. Her hair is short and white. She has violet eyes and a violet hat with a green feather.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Mason. She tends to her Mason job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to be a beggar again

Flaws: Cynical, Secretive, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt and is in decent physical shape. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Ekk was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She took after her father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her father taught her to defend herself. When her father died while fighting brigands, the young Ekk began to lead the lost caravan. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, In love, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1000 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp).

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants. He carries with him a set of tridents on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He sports a flattop crest cut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: 3'0" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is dressed in earthy colors with a red and brown handkerchief worn on her right side. Her white hair is cut short. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants her loneliness to end

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Nature, Rich, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 30 gp. Silver pearl (100 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. Her white hair is matted, messy, and big. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Actor but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. When Matilda reached her early adolescence her Human mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Matilda fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Pacifist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Elven compassion.

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. With bright blonde hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born in the west. Waywocket was born on a far western forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Mason. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 270 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She has wavy brown hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Doctor for hire.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, In love. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 2000 sp.