Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars. She wears a colorful flower in her brass crest. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her top black hat.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Doctor. She is a great chef.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Doctor responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his violet robe. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are red.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 130 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Zircon (60 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her long white fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

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. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. 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. Kite fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 330 gp. Aquamarine (200 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a tan tunic with brown highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her hair is short and silver. 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 is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bimpnottin grew up listening to her father's many stories. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Scribe. She has worked as a Scribe like her father before her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 240 gp. Azurite (10 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has shaved his head bald. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A 4'3" western man, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Kilvar studied abroad. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He dresses like a well dressed Beggar does. His hair is auburn and curly. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Bernard was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Beggar. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Beggar responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Persistence, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has moderate length chestnut hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in the north to a Shoemaker, Fistula learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 achieved small success as a Shoemaker.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Family, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 200 sp. Onyx (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.