Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a red cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings, and is pretty ugly. She sports golden long hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Portia lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A freak accident while working with her Scribe father left her crippled. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 100 sp. Star rose quartz (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears skinny pants and wears a green and black robe with the hood down. She has black hair. Her eyes are red and beady.

Personality: Phelaia 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 has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. After coming to the age of reason, Phelaia took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Disease. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 310 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has a hunchback. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length white hair. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. 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 was born at the edge of vast island. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a trident on his belt. He is portly but not overly obese. He has no hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Randal was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His white fur is long and unkept. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and likes to wear white tank tops with brown pants. He sports a flattop hair cut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Felgrat wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When Felgrat reached his early adolescence his Half-Orc mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 4000 cp. White pearl (140 gp).

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He carries with him a set of lances, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is short and blonde. He is baby faced.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Lamlis hails from a village terrorized by drow. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and many drow want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is lean but muscular and prefers to wear yellow clothing when she does not wear armor. Her black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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: She has money and likes to spend it; and doesn't want to be a bather and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 110 gp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears an entirely violet suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. A freak accident while working with his Architect mother left him crippled. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 400 sp.