Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. With bright golden hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Anne was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Dwarven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Dwarven doctor. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and a strong sense of loyalty to dwarven people

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She wears baggy blue pantaloons and a black scarf. Her auburn hair is lengthy. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. 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: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Bonds: Job, Rich, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Mayor

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

Possessions: 20 pp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 3'4" and is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering her clean studded leather. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Passionate, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 3'0" and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Eida was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive, Addict. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 600 sp. Amethyst (90 gp).

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her scarlet crest is thinning but still full. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Kadana 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 Kadana. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: 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; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 6000 cp. Obsidian (11 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a red collared shirt and white skirt. She accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. With bright white hair. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 130 gp. Banded agate (4 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male is wearing a long, white cloak. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His blonde hair is braided into rings. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

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 has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Oblar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 300 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 wears a black feathered hat and black clothes. Her silver hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are likewise silver.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Sekhmet alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She tends to her Armorer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a yellow suit, red shirt, and blue tie. His golden hair is cut short. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Arannis was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Laborer. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Opinionated, Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 50 gp. Silver pearl (50 gp).