Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has moderate length auburn hair. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Joan was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 south. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 320 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He stands about 4'4" and is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering his clean studded leather. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father 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. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Beloril was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is wearing a long, tan cloak. His hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has worked as a Marshal like his father before him.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he has a crush on the local healer

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Buckler.

Description: This man wears tattered old clothes, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His yellow fur has been sun bleached extensively. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His red hair is thinning but still full. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. At some point he was captured by brigands and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 500 gp. Deep green spinel (120 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Moss agate (13 gp).