Description: She is in excellent shape and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair is long and red with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small grey clips. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. 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: Born in the west to a Bellfounder, Heather learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her black hair is cut short. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nikki studied abroad. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: She stands about 3'1" and wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

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. 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: Pyntle hails from a village terrorized by brigands. Her childhood dream was to be a Layabout, but she was a colossal failure. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Priest responsibilities is difficult; and many brigands want her driven away

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has shaved her head bald. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Terse, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

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. Her red fur is thinning but still full. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born into a rich family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 3000 cp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a green shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and brown pants. She has no crest. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Blendaeth speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Blendaeth and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This western woman wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a black coat. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. Her half smiles and black eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Gomory was born with her father's beautiful face. While she appears to be a normal Tiefling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Courier. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Mercenary profession.

History: The child of a Mercenary, who enjoyed hunting, Koeth was taken on many hunting expeditions. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Courier. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 700 sp. White pearl (150 gp).

Description: She wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a longsword, but if one is not available she will default to her hammer. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a Healer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 700 sp.