Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. Her hair is long and red with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small blue clips. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Fortune-teller arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. She sports a flattop crest cut. Her red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature axe.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Impulsive, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe. He has wavy silver crest. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Through the years after Mehen was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Mehen's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: An older man who wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it, he is not a threatening figure. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. Mamnen is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Mamnen grew up listening to his mother's many stories. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and she perpetually has her longsword ready. She has slicked back chestnut hair. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and many giants want her driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears a red vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his red boots flare out at the collars. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears his chestnut hair up. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Born to a Gardener, his father struggled to pay the bills. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He struck the Locksmith job and began his own company from there.

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

Bonds: Job, Attractive, Poor, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle and is in decent physical shape. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When Helgret reached her early adolescence her Dwarf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 12000 cp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has achieved small success as a Marshal.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'3" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. Rosamund was born on a far southern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Barkeep. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 80 gp.