Description: This tall, slender woman wears a black costume with the symbols of magic on her torso. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the right. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: She is a Herbalist first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Gifted from a young age, Emen studied abroad. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing pastel cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. She has done her best to style her red fur to look like a famous performer. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. After a long history of fighting, Fragrant and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 4000 cp. 3 Acid flasks.

Description: This tall, slender man wears tattered old clothes. He keeps his long red crest kept up in a rat tail. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. A true patriot, Nykkan would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and expand his business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He wears baggy white pantaloons and a grey scarf, and carries daggers. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Hoshû hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: An older woman who wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it, she is not a threatening figure. Her rusty crest is long and unkept. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to pay off her debts

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Debt. Occupation: Actor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: He is in excellent shape and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He wears his blonde hair down. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born to a Jeweler, his father struggled to pay the bills. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dwarven companion (his 'brother'). During his travels, Ivellios and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Ivellios discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Ivellios fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to protect his home

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a blue broad hat and blue clothes. His brown hair is long and unkept. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Igden was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She wears her brown hair down. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Barbena grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her blue crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is her passion; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Religious, Slave. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 10 pp. Amethyst (100 gp).