Description: She tends to wear a violet poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'5" when asserting herself. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 140 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp).

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She is portly but not overly obese. Her crest is cut close to her head. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Greedy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 120 gp. Peridot (70 gp). 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her red hair is braided into rings. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military, Nature. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 300 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with tan slacks, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 2'11" when asserting himself. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Junk Dealer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Junk Dealer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Junk Dealer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has taken up work as a Junk Dealer and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1300 sp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a tan shirt with thin white vertical stripes and black pants. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His 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, Nim grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Nim abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 15000 cp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He tends to wear a large yellow jacket. His head has been shaved. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Shepherd who has hired him part-time. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. When Balimaar reached his early adolescence his Half-Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's in love; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: Standing 4'9", this woman usually wears her brown robe and has her longsword always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is silver and very short. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is a great chef.

History: Born in the north to a Bookbinder, Helen learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She struck the Bookbinder job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, In love, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1 Disguise kit.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is red, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with her sister

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her long white hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She is mildly Elf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 south. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 110 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.