Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a black coat with brown slacks. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. 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 was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the south were limited. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Obsidian (14 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears tattered old clothes. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1000 sp. Smoky quartz (40 gp).

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Ruler. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 400 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp).