Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Mella was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She was taken from her home at a very young age. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

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

Possessions: 30 gp. Bloodstone (30 gp).

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His auburn hair is lengthy. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a brown vest and prefers violet and tan shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nordak grew up listening to his father's many stories. Nordak was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Malachite (6 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. Her golden hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Guard business.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 20 gp. Chrysoberyl (160 gp).