Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her red hair is heavily combed to the right. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Valida hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 600 sp. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around her ears. 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 runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Selfish, Secretive, Mundane. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he 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. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. 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: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a yellow tunic with red highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. Sporting a auburn mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. This brown eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Gomory lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears an entirely tan suit with pastel socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His hair is blonde and curly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Mortician who has hired him part-time. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Seamstress. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Has a crush, Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 19000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'9". He has a large yellow mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his green robe, and his gloved hand is found clutching a morningstar. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is obsessed with his god.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Peter liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He bought a morningstar and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Slave, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he prefers to wear flannel, and is pretty ugly. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Iados 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 is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when he was still a young child. The gnolls captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her white hair is heavily combed to the right. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Healer mother left her crippled. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. She has violet eyes and a white hat with a black feather.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and many brigands want her driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 130 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp).