Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her blue hair is singed and shortened. Her silver eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. 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. Akta fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her white robe. Her crest is gold and curly. Her eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Born in the east to a Gardener, Driindar learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Logical, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her red crest is still thick. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: She wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. She is physically well-built. She wears her green crest up. Her eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Hillanot was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Hillanot decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This light-skinned female wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has dyed her greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. A true patriot, Giselle would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a rapier on his belt. He has a hunchback. His red hair is thinning but still full. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Curran isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born into a rich family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Curran fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a tan costume with the symbols of her god on her torso. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. 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 business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: The child of a Assassin, who enjoyed hunting, Ulla was taken on many hunting expeditions. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He stands about 5'1" and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He sports a flattop fur cut. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Nimble was born on a far southern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Marshal. He's also a talented Masseuse, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'11" and wears baggy tan pantaloons and a red scarf. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 8000 cp.