Description: She is in excellent shape and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Manea's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Manea was born the youngest of three triplets. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 22000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He carries a battered dagger and tarnished sickle as well. He has brown hair. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Religious, Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp).

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He carries with him a set of quarterstaffs on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. His white hair is long and unkept. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Pallabar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born to a Laborer, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 100 gp. Peridot (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She has wavy silver hair. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: An older woman who prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady, she is not a threatening figure. Her silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has red eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1100 sp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a white coat with brown slacks. With bright silver hair. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Gifted from a young age, Shanairla studied abroad. When Shanairla reached her early adolescence her Half-Elf 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. She bought a spear and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a grey costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was born into a rich family. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She's in love; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Miller

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A 5'2" eastern woman, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She wears her white hair up. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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 lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Born in the east to a Cook, Avelina learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She struck the Cook job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Bullseye lantern. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Silk rope.