Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), and she perpetually has her whip ready. Her chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: Pennie speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 20 pp. Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 4'11", this man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Uthemar's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bricklayer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 400 sp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp).

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born to a Shepherd, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Peter and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with grey slacks. Sporting a golden mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This woman wears a tan shirt, with a green mid length skirt with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She keeps her silver hair in a flapper bob. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Myathethil was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She has slicked back red hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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. Her addictions have taken their toll on her wallet, and she has found herself with a great deal of debt owed.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Flaws: Terse, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 7000 cp.

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 purple hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 230 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp).

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She carries with her a set of longswords on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. With bright silver hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Katherine was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 Beggar. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 260 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He carries with him a set of maces on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gormogord 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.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.