Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Gillyd was born with her mother's beautiful face. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a morningstar on her belt, and carries morningstars. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length orange fur. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing painting.

History: Shadow was born the youngest of three triplets. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shadow fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Guardian, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is light but he possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His head has been shaved. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born in the west. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Hunter. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Hunter for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze, and she perpetually has her glaive ready. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. After coming to the age of reason, Creega took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. Her hair is short and red. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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 moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born in the east. She worked as a nervous Mayor and found it very stressful. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To be a Performer again; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Eye agate (8 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are amber.

Personality: Rimple speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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 Glassblower. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats. Her long golden hair reaches down to her waist. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. 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: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears baggy white pantaloons and a violet scarf. Her auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. 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 never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a grey costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

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. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the south were limited. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 350 gp. 1 Half-Plate.