Description: This late middle aged woman wears a tan coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head and is in decent physical shape. With bright brown hair. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Religious, Military. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. Her chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 270 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her tied-back hair is silver. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a tight fitting red shirt and pants. His silver hair is cut short. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ombul grew up listening to his father's many stories. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Ombul alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 260 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: He tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Gifted from a young age, Theriatis studied abroad. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Pacifist, Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears a black shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and yellow pants. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes giants are coming to abduct people. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Brakka hails from a village terrorized by giants. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Soapmaker for the past few years.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Nature, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears professional attire. She has auburn hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Tippletoe was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Justice, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She wears dull blue sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed morningstar, just in case. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly morningstars and axes. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Dara wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Dara was born the youngest of three triplets. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Family, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 600 sp. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is dressed in an above average manner. She has wavy brown hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 500 sp.