Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Helja wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Commoner, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 140 gp. Rock crystal (20 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her hair is short and blonde. Her ears are large.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Xanaphia fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Military, Slave. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and carries greataxes. His gold crest is knotted and matted. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He bought a greataxe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears a colorful flower in her dark red hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Sekhmet was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Moss agate (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Moss agate (14 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around her ears. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Dariff is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Dariff was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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 has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 30 gp.