Description: This woman wears a violet vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her violet boots flare out at the collars, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Bethrynna hails from a village terrorized by brigands. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a crown-heir again

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. 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: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Darrak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 200 sp. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a tattered pair of loose violet pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

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 feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She was born in the west. 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. He has no hair. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She has wavy bronze crest. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

Personality: She hates drow. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 2000 sp. Bloodstone (20 gp).

Description: She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. With bright golden hair. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Greeba is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Shepherd responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, In love, Rich, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a green shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He keeps his long gold crest kept up in a rat tail. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Forgetful. Bonds: Military, Mentor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 140 gp.

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 shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Fargas isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the east. Fargas was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Fargas decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She likes to wear pastel tank tops with violet skirt. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Trail grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Banded mail.