Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. Sporting a golden mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 100 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She is dressed in earthy colors with a green and grey handkerchief worn on her left side. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a husky woman, who prefers to wear white clothing when she does not wear armor. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. She is baby faced.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Aline enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Aline hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the west. After coming to the age of reason, Manfred took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; 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: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Secretive, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 100 gp.