Description: She is lean but muscular and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her hair is white and curly. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Volen is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. After a long history of fighting, Volen and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 320 gp. Banded agate (14 gp). Jade (40 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His pastel leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. His hair is blonde and curly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A gifted student he started as a Beggar, but he got bored and became a Shipwright. He has achieved small success as a Shipwright.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 2400 sp. Black pearl (300 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He prefers to wear blue clothing when he does not wear armor. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Erky fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Optimist, Logical, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp).

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull red iron scale mail. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Elven companion (her 'brother'). She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Masterwork studded leather.