Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She has a very tight haircut. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 19000 cp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His beige fur is lengthy. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Artistic. Bonds: Family, In love. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 40 gp. Banded agate (6 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Zircon (50 gp).

Description: 5'5" and muscular, this northern woman wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a green coat. She wears her purple hair up. She has gleaming, smiling black eyes.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. 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: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Anakis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: 5'4" and muscular, this northern woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a white shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and tan pants. His blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his broad white hat.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Painter for hire.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 110 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).