Description: She has a missing left leg. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: Helja is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Helja is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Extrovert, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 4000 cp. Chrysoberyl (110 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. She wears her auburn hair down. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is a Soapmaker first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Farmer profession.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and expand her business

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp. Golden pearl (100 gp). Jasper (70 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He carries with him a set of shortbows on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'6" when asserting herself. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Valanthe lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Valanthe has worked very hard to control her curse. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she wants to get laid

Flaws: Disease, Shy, Addict. Bonds: Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Server

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes., but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'9" when asserting herself. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gifted student she started as a Bellfounder, but she got bored and became a Server. She has worked as a Server like her father before her.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears long strands of amber and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length black hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bucklal fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. She wears a colorful flower in her blonde hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born into a rich family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She became a Masseuse soon after.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Masseuse responsibilities is difficult; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a brown tunic with red highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 52. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has shaved her head bald. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Banded agate (6 gp).