Description: A plain young-adult woman, she has a large violet mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her green robe. Her hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Revenge; and many gnolls want her driven away

Ideals: Passionate, Philantrophist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 260 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp).

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with yellow colored cloaks and clothing. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Shepherd. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Birel grew up listening to her father's many stories. Birel was born on a far western desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Shepherd. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she's in love

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 500 sp. Red spinel (50 gp).

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a simple blue robe with white stripes complete with hood. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 130 gp. Red garnet (140 gp).

Description: A 4'8" western woman, she wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her red hair is singed and shortened. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His gold crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His ears are large.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Kaladan's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Kaladan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Mayor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Being a Mayor kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

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.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 400 gp. Black pearl (900 gp).

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his hand crossbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His long rusty crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Dazzazn was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Courier work with an outfit from a few towns over. Courier work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 140 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp).

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her golden hair, when down, is lengthy. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears a fancy brown suit. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. At some point he was captured by dire rats and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Enemies, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 200 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she wears a green armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. She wears a colorful flower in her red hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Aym was born with her father's beautiful face. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 120 gp. Red spinel (60 gp).