Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears suspenders and grey workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. 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: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: Black pearl (600 gp).

Description: This eastern woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has a very tight haircut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 290 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'11" and is wearing a long, black cloak. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

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. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ownka grew up listening to her father's many stories. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Bather work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bather work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Opinionated, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1000 cp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp).

Description: This woman is dressed in earthy colors with a black and tan handkerchief worn on her left side, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her crest is silver, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. 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: Balancing her hectic life and new Bounty Hunter responsibilities is difficult; and to be a merchant again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Terse, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 700 sp. Azurite (7 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, green shirt, and black tie. His tied-back hair is chestnut. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Heward has worked very hard to control his curse. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Courier for the past few years.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Opinionated. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears baggy tan pantaloons and a green scarf. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born in the west. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Tanner. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Tanner responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Selfish, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Howard was born on a far western desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Mercenary. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. A freak accident while working with her Locksmith father left her crippled. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Forgetful. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: This late middle aged woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look and is in decent physical shape. Her black hair is thinning but still full. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Symma was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Sailor. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Bonds: Guardian, Job, Mentor, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Just what you see.