Description: She is lean but muscular and wears long strands of topaz and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has red hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a black and grey handkerchief worn on her right side. Her crest is short and rusty. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born in the east to a Beggar, Mishann learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She bought a sickle and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Optimist. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 800 sp. Red garnet (140 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a flail on her belt. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Scribe hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A 5'9" northern man, he wears a green costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. He has black hair. His skin is flawless and his black eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. After a long history of fighting, Leucis and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Server

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 50 gp. Carnelian (40 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. Her copper crest is heavily combed to the left. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Zanna hails from a village terrorized by drow. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Zanna alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 500 gp. Rock crystal (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Obsidian (8 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'8". She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Pacifist, Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 400 gp. Chalcedony (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his flail with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He hates goblins. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. The war was a terrible time for him, and Salasar does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 2000 cp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp).

Description: She wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. Alice enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Alice was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 sp.