Description: Standing 4'8", this woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has wavy red hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Shava lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She wears a black shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and white pants. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has done her best to style her blue hair to look like a famous performer. Her skin is flawless and her white eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

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 south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield. 1 Banded mail. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. She carries with her a set of crossbows on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. 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. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to be a sculptor again

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and prefers to wear violet pants and tee shirts. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the north. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 140 gp.