Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. With bright auburn hair. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. The war was a terrible time for her, and Vanchu does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 2000 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 is renowned for her bright blue dresses and hats. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Malquis abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Guardian. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 30 gp. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His white crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born into a rich family. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Guardian, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His brass crest is long and unkept. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She very much looks the part of a Fortune-teller. Her hair is brown and curly. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Melissa hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born in a small desert village. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Fortune-teller for hire.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Good lock.

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. She is portly but not overly obese. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. Her ears are large.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is a great chef.

History: Kathra lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Fortune-teller they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Bookbinder, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 16000 cp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy scarlet crest. She wears a black collared shirt and tan skirt. She accessorizes with a yellow scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has a hunchback. Her scarlet crest is matted, messy, and big. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Her parents were killed by orcs in a raid when she was still a young child. The orcs captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive, Insane. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 20 pp. Deep green spinel (130 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: An older man who wears red painted combat armor at almost all times, he is not a threatening figure. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Navigator arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he is greedy

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1500 sp.