Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She carries a battered longbow and tarnished spear as well. Her hair is silver and curly. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Tourmaline (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp).

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Zagga was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: She is wearing a long, tan cloak. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She has violet eyes and a tan hat with a black feather.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Unvera was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hammer.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a blue Stetson hat and blue clothes. She wears a colorful flower in her golden hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Menny isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Menny was born with her father's beautiful face. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 250 gp. 1 Antitoxin.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a red shirt, with a green mid length skirt with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her black hair is heavily combed to the right. She has amber eyes and a red hat with a green feather.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Gynnie embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a white wide-brimmed hat and white clothes. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Tomi was born on a far northern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Spice Merchant. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears just a green suit. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are a pleasant white.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Slave, Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'1" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears an entirely green suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She keeps her blue hair in a flapper bob. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Bune enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. Blue quartz (12 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His copper eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. Through the years after Serpent was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Serpent's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 270 gp.