Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Ownka was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the west, 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 west 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. 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 to reunite with her absent mother

Flaws: Terse, Selfish. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1600 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his red robe. His brown hair is singed and shortened. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Henry hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting dire rats, the young Henry began to lead the lost caravan. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull tan iron scale mail. He wears his gray fur down. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sage.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears skinny pants and wears a green and brown robe with the hood down. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His eyes are red.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was born in a small island village. His childhood dream was to be a Shoemaker, but he was a colossal failure. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to be a shoemaker again

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Nature, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He carries a battered glaive and tarnished nunchaku as well. His black hair is cut short. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His childhood dream was to be a Bricklayer, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Racist. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 100 gp.