Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Volen alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Volen was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Flaws: Terse, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 40 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (3000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp).

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her greataxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. Her eyes are silver and catlike.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Painter born in the past three hundred years. She takes great joy in being the best Painter in town.

History: Kallista was born the youngest of three triplets. Her childhood dream was to be a Map Maker, but she was a colossal failure. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Painter and was forced into it by her family; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1200 gp. Hematite (7 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She prefers to wear flannel. Her white crest is still thick. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Carter but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His hair is cut close to his head. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.