Description: 5'2" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants. She wears her black hair down. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. 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: Rosalind hails from a village terrorized by giants. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting giants, the young Rosalind began to lead the lost caravan. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and gnomish compassion

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 30 gp. Red garnet (150 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: 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; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Antitoxin.

Description: Standing 6'1", this woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull grey iron scale mail. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length white hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Ootah was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Ootah's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She wants revenge against giants; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a blue tunic with tan highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has chestnut hair. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Paelias will drive conversation. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: The child of a Locksmith, who enjoyed hunting, Paelias was taken on many hunting expeditions. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Spy. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and to be a locksmith again

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Depressed. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 40 pp. Obsidian (6 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, marred by sweets. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has blue eyes and a red hat with a green feather.

Personality: Jillian wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 340 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with violet lining and desert motifs. She has shaved her head bald. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Irann will drive conversation. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. 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 drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shortbow.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 800 sp. Moonstone (80 gp).

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly greataxes and hand crossbows. He has moderate length black hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Keth was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has achieved small success as a Detective.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Poor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 gp. Sard (80 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His white crest is braided into rings. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He tends to his Stableman job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a grey vest and prefers violet and grey shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ida grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her parents were killed by goblins in a raid when she was still a young child. The goblins captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature axe.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Alexandrite (300 gp). 1 Banded mail.