Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She carries with her a set of maces, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Born in the south to a Butcher, Avice learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Elven companion (her 'brother'). She has worked as a Butcher like her father before her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Butcher responsibilities is difficult; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. He carries with him a set of longbows on his belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother 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. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Fearful, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This light-skinned male has the majority of his body covered in plate. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His silver hair is cut short. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Ulfgar alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it.

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp. Bloodstone (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Elizabeth lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 50 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp).

Description: He wears skinny pants and wears a black and green robe with the hood down. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is short and black. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his silver eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. Nicor enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Fire opal (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.