Description: This western woman wears a red collared shirt and white skirt. She accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Mercenary. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Slave, Nature. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 500 sp. Red-brown spinel (140 gp).

Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants, and she perpetually has her halberd ready. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a falchion on her belt. Her black hair is braided into rings. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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 passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Healer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'3" and wears a blue costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

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. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: 5'0" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A freak accident while working with her Mortician father left her crippled. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Disease, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 200 gp.

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 wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: Valanthe speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. 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: Valanthe was born the youngest of three triplets. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 150 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. His silver hair is thinning but still full. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born in the east to a Bather, Einkil learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Einkil has worked very hard to control his curse. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 2500 sp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). Eye agate (16 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Jeweler. Her white crest is singed and shortened. 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 extraordinarily eccentric. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. 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 since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 130 gp.

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 wears a fancy green dress. Her copper crest is still thick. Her gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Just what you see.