Description: She is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. She prefers to wear flannel. She has a hunchback. Her blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ida studied abroad. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has moderate length brown hair. 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 thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Anne was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 90 pp. Pink pearl (80 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized pastel coat. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has gray eyes and a pastel hat with a green feather.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Frederick grew up listening to his father's many stories. A freak accident while working with his Butcher father left him crippled. During his travels, Frederick and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Frederick discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Frederick fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp).

Description: He wears a black shirt, with a grey mid length shorts with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He 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. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.