Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Beatrice isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. She takes great joy in being the best Body Guard in town.

History: Born in the north to a Body Guard, Beatrice learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Dwarven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Dwarven doctor. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Expand his business; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 sp. Black pearl (400 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has dyed his greying yellow fur a little too much giving a sharp yellow color. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Being a Marshal kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 140 gp. Silver pearl (100 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a longsword, but if one is not available he will default to his ceremonial dagger. His red hair is lengthy. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and he wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1900 sp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).