Description: A 4'7" southern woman, she sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Syllin will drive conversation. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Syllin alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and she wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His white crest is thinning but still full. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. 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 Baker. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Baker for the past few years.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull blue iron scale mail. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the right. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Dean was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Healer. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and balancing his hectic life and new healer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 70 gp. Coral (100 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Joan enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a trident on her belt. She sports a flattop hair cut. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her arcane talents. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Bernard lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears dull black sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed sword, just in case. He has red crest. His fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Sailor. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sailor.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Philantrophist, Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 3000 cp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears dull red sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed ceremonial dagger, just in case. His brown hair is cut short. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Borun wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Stylist; and he's in love

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Forgetful, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Susannah speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Susannah lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 50 gp.