Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a green vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her yellow leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her green boots flare out at the collars. Her white crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Nala hails from a village terrorized by orcs. 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. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nala fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a robe, a symbol of her god around her neck, and a axe on her belt. Her golden hair is cut short. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Antinua took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up axe and armor she uses now. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 270 gp. Red garnet (160 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His black crest is matted, messy, and big. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He struck the Weaver job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. 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. Her brown hair is still thick. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Born to a Bookbinder, her mother struggled to pay the bills. 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 Doctor. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature crossbow.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Obsidian (13 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family 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 Courier. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her ceremonial dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are likewise white. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is mildly Tiefling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born in the east. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Fisher for hire.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 110 gp. Rock crystal (20 gp).

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He carries a battered shortbow and tarnished flail as well. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Naal was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he is content

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Military, Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 340 gp. Tourmaline (100 gp). Eye agate (13 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born into a rich family. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and money/treasure

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a simple blue robe with grey stripes complete with hood. Her golden hair is smooth and relatively long. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. 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 north. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 40 pp.