Description: She wears bulky white painted plate armor. She carries a battered hand crossbow and tarnished longbow as well. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Shautha hails from a village terrorized by brigands. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Shautha alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 400 pp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: A 3'6" western woman, she usually wears her blue robe and has her dagger always slung over her shoulder. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 3000 gp. Aquamarine (1500 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He tends to wear a large green jacket. His rusty crest is heavily combed to the right. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Valorean grew up listening to his father's many stories. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 18000 gp. Alexandrite (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Amber (70 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Coral (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her left hand. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are a pleasant black.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She 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.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 900 gp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp).