Description: She is a mite stocky and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: Valanthe is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born into a rich family. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. 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: To end her boredom; and she is greedy

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. His head has been shaved. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Professionalism, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He wears a grey shirt, with a white mid length shorts with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He carries with him a set of nunchakus on his belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a pastel coat, and is pretty ugly. His fur is short and orange. He has amber eyes and a pastel hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She wears her white hair up. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. 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. Pyntle fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She wears her blue crest down. Her red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Spice Merchant profession.

History: She was born in a small forest village. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Galiena was born with her mother's beautiful face. Galiena liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She bought a dagger and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.