Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she prefers to wear green clothing when she does not wear armor. She keeps her blue hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are likewise white. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She tends to her Architect job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She wears dark leathers with embroidery, marred by beers. Her black hair is wavy and long. Her brown 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 keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born in a small island village. Fistula liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To be a Dyer again.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His skin is flawless and his black eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Persistence, Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 300 gp. Blue quartz (10 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he prefers to wear flannel. His purple hair is braided into rings. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is an amazing painter.

History: Abad lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Shoemaker. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Shoemaker for hire.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Athletic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 60 gp. Peridot (20 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp).

Description: She has a missing right arm. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her white eyes peer out from beneath her broad green hat.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This tall, slender woman is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. Her rusty crest is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born into a rich family. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: He wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gormogord fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a husky man, who does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His orange fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady yellow eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Shadow was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Zircon (30 gp).