Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with pastel slacks. His bronze crest is unkempt and raggedy. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born to a Tailor, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, and is pretty ugly. Her chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. Her ears are large.

Personality: Beleth wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Expert, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. Being a Baker kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 18000 cp. Violet garnet (400 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears skinny pants and wears a grey and black robe with the hood down. She has shaved her head bald. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. A freak accident while working with her Baker father left her crippled. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and carries warhammers. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Chaedi was born the youngest of three triplets. While she appears to be a normal Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: Standing 6'2", this woman is typically in her Spice Merchant uniform. She keeps her red crest in a pixie cut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Nature, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 50 pp.