Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and is pretty ugly. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His ears are large.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Born to a Navigator, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Unemployed hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Pacifist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Silver ewer (80 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her falchion with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her silver hair is lengthy. She has a dull look in her black eyes.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: The child of a Sculptor, who enjoyed hunting, Damaia was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Halfling companion (her 'brother'). She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and wants her loneliness to end

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 37000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. Her hair is long and brown with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Laborer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

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

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'11" when asserting himself. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Riardon wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Riardon lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Farmer and was forced into it by his family; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. She wears a colorful flower in her red hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is a great chef.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family 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. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 20 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp).

Description: He sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He is physically well-built. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her auburn hair is wavy and long. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Giselle alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by drow. Giselle was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. Her black crest is unkempt and raggedy. She has red eyes.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Red spinel (70 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants. His fur is yellow and curly. His eyes are yellow and catlike.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. The war was a terrible time for him, and Shadow does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Shadow was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 150 pp. Amber (80 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp).