Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears dark leathers with embroidery, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was born in the north. Portia was born on a far northern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Architect. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with brown slacks. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his ceremonial dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. He has golden hair. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson brown hat.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. A freak accident while working with his Mayor mother left him crippled. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Disease, Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Good lock.

Description: He is a husky man, who typically wears violet cloth garments or leather armor. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He is a Lamia in disguise. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 260 gp. Sardonyx (30 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a brown tunic with tan highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: Melissa 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 is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. She carries with her a set of bows on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 30 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she very much looks the part of a Gardener, and is pretty ugly. She is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

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 now owns her own business.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with brown slacks. Her red hair is still thick. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. A true patriot, Vanchu would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Military, In love, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Baern was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gifted student he started as a Brewer, but he got bored and became a Blacksmith. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: The child of a Sage, who enjoyed hunting, Kallista was taken on many hunting expeditions. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Good lock.