Description: This light-skinned male wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Skak will drive conversation. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Detective hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 390 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care, marred by sweets. She has wavy white hair. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Beatrice speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Beatrice hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Her parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when she was still a young child. The gnolls captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. Some 8 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Beatrice never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a white and brown handkerchief worn on her right side. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She got into the Bather business at a young age. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Religious, Slave. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 300 sp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her dagger with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and is pretty ugly. She keeps her long black crest kept up in a rat tail. She has gold eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 500 sp. Amber (80 gp).

Description: This woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her silver hair is long and unkept. Her ears are large.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Tiaathque was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Tiaathque was born on a far western forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Knight. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She prefers to wear violet clothing when she does not wear armor, marred by sweets. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born in the north. A freak accident while working with her Courier father left her crippled. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1500 sp. Golden yellow topaz (400 gp).

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner, and she perpetually has her quarterstaff ready. With wild blonde hair. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born to a Masseuse, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Ruler hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. 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. Avice 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; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is dressed in earthy colors with a red and brown handkerchief worn on her left side. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tiefling artifacts is her passion; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is wearing a long, black cloak. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has green crest. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 20 gp.