Description: This man is very fat, and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has a very tight haircut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Norman grew up listening to his father's many stories. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he wants to get laid

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and carries pickaxes. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. Her ears are large.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Elysande isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Elysande was born the youngest of three triplets. 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. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her brown hair is braided into rings. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her first spouse was a Beggar, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 10000 cp. Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'8" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. Her hair is silver and curly. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

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. 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: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. 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: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Star ruby (700 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp).