Description: Standing 5'2", this woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Andraste lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 west. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 20 gp. Violet garnet (300 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is content; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 30 pp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, brown shirt, and tan tie. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a sword on her belt. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her crest is short and brass. Her red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jaxi fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 50 gp. Black pearl (300 gp).

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'7" when asserting herself. Her hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born in the east. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears tan trousers with violet and green striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her golden hair is smooth and relatively long. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Quillathe was born on a far northern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Barber. 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 is unsatisfied with her job; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and black handkerchief worn on her right side. Her silver hair is long and unkept. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born into a rich family. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats and is in decent physical shape. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Elaim and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a black and pastel handkerchief worn on his right side. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His silver hair is still thick. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Just what you see.