Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: Vaina is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Vaina lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Vaina was born on a far eastern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Miller. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and to unite with her sister

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She wears an entirely green suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Sorath was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Justice, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. Veit enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Veit fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1100 sp. Red spinel (90 gp). Jade (90 gp).

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She sports auburn long hair. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Apothecary who has hired her part-time. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She tends to wear a grey poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt, and carries pickaxes. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. The war was a terrible time for her, and Heather does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. Moonstone (30 gp).

Description: This woman wears skinny pants and wears a tan and grey robe with the hood down. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her black hair is well kept. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. A true patriot, Unvera would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Addict, Secretive. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 40 pp. Obsidian (16 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Gifted from a young age, Dreali studied abroad. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has never given up on his singing dream.

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

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This eastern man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Born in the east to a Masseuse, Ur-Lisak learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Actor, but he got bored and became a Masseuse. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears tattered old clothes. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

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. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She moved out west to avoid the crime she committed. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 90 gp.