Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. The war was a terrible time for him, and Ralf does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Military, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 500 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a blue tunic with green highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around her shoes. Sporting a silver mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Matilda 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. Matilda 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 hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 30000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor, and is pretty ugly. She has styled her auburn hair well, parting it to the right. She has green eyes.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. 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. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Eye agate (8 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Iolite (60 gp).

Description: This northern woman wears skinny pants and wears a tan and brown robe with the hood down. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. 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 in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 gp. Moss agate (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item.