Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she usually wears her black robe and has her greataxe always slung over her shoulder. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. 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: Engong hails from a village terrorized by goblins. She married young, but lost her spouse to goblins. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears baggy black pantaloons and a grey scarf. Her dark red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His silver hair is knotted and matted. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Beiro was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Beiro never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, In love, Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 250 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She is in excellent shape and has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her bronze crest, when down, is lengthy. Her gold eyes peer out from beneath her feathered green hat.

Personality: She is a Detective first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born in the west. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the west were limited. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and balancing her hectic life and new detective responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 150 gp. Citrine (70 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. His ears are large.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Herbalist arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Herbalist.

Motivation: He is content; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. While she appears to be a normal Dwarf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, black shirt, and yellow tie. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. A friendly and beautiful Human, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She found a children's book about a Human Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 16000 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Antinua was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Antinua never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Just what you see.