Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and very much looks the part of a Ruler. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born in the west to a Ruler, Heather learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Ruler. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Ruler for the past few years.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She has a missing right arm. She is dressed in an above average manner. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her red eyes.

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. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. After a long history of fighting, Chassath and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: 6'4" and muscular, this western man wears professional attire. His scarlet crest is smooth and relatively long. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 63. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: The child of a Mortician, who enjoyed hunting, Dazzazn was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Coral (80 gp).

Description: He wears a simple red robe with brown stripes complete with hood. He carries with him a set of nunchakus on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. The war was a terrible time for him, and Vlorn does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Vlorn was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. She wears her brown hair down. Her gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her first spouse was a Dyer, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Disease, Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Detective

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

Possessions: Smoky quartz (60 gp).

Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her blonde hair is lengthy. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Isabella will drive conversation. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Isabella was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: To be a Layabout again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born to a Unemployed, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a worn and beaten armor and is in decent physical shape. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly pickaxes and greatswords. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Hlin speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Mason hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Being a Mason kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 150 gp.