Description: This tall, slender woman wears green trousers with black and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. 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 born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 50 gp. Moss agate (16 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she likes to wear brown tank tops with tan skirt. Her auburn hair is lengthy. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A middle-aged woman, 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, and is pretty ugly. She has auburn hair. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Healer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She found a children's book about a Halfling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 130 gp. Red garnet (90 gp). 1 Silk rope.

Description: This western woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the west were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: He wears a black costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Varg hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Varg was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Flaws: Hedonist, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, In love, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and violet handkerchief worn on his right side. His tied-back hair is chestnut. He is baby faced.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: The child of a Performer, who enjoyed hunting, Namfoodle was taken on many hunting expeditions. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She dresses well, wearing pastel shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her bow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. She has cinnamon fur. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Sweet grew up listening to her father's many stories. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears tattered old clothes. Her silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Sarah alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull blue iron scale mail. She has no hair. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When Tiaathque reached her early adolescence her Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. 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: She's repulsed by the PC; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 130 gp.