Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She keeps her chestnut hair in a flapper bob. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bastard sword.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has shaved her head bald. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Dyer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He is physically well-built. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Insane, Fearful. Occupation: Server

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His hair is cut close to his head. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. A true patriot, Hunter would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Hunter was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

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

Possessions: 500 gp. Azurite (4 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp).