Description: He dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with brown slacks. His hair is long and silver with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. Erky abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She usually wears her pastel robe and has her sickle always slung over her shoulder. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her black fur is braided into rings. She has copper eyes.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Fortune-teller they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Barber, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the right. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Norûk grew up listening to his father's many stories. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. 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: Regain custody of his daughter; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1600 gp. Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Born to a Servant, her father struggled to pay the bills. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the south were limited. After a long history of fighting, Blossom and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.