Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair is cut close to her head. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and to settle down with her crush

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Military, In love. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 400 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp).

Description: This woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair is white and curly. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Ilanis was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has taken up work as a Stableman and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Military, Guardian. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs, he is not a threatening figure. He wears his silver hair down. His white eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker green hat.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 210 pp. Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Carnelian (70 gp).