Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She wears her auburn hair up. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: Salanop speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. A true patriot, Salanop would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Salanop grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Salanop. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Military, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears pastel trousers with grey and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His long yellow fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He got into the Shepherd business at a young age. Five abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Shepherd for hire.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears dark leathers with embroidery. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born to a Guard, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Terse, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a blue collared shirt and white pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. A friendly and beautiful Gnome, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Seebo was born on a far southern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Butcher. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears bulky white painted plate armor. She wears a colorful flower in her brown hair. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She keeps her silver hair in a pixie cut. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born in the south to a Detective, Astaro learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Detective.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, In love. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: A 4'9" eastern woman, she wears a blue armored body suit, with a simple yellow line shooting up and back down. Her silver hair is wavy and long. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Gifted from a young age, Adrie studied abroad. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away; and to be a carter again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a green coat with white slacks. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Through the years after Vonana was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Vonana's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive, Insane. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears violet robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a spear, but if one is not available she will default to her sword. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

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

History: Heather hails from a village terrorized by drow. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Persistence, Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Just what you see.