Description: She stands about 6'0" and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Blue diamond (2000 gp). Azurite (13 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 4'0". He wears skinny pants and wears a grey and green robe with the hood down. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed grey hat.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Shepherd. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 360 gp. Jasper (70 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). 1 Silk rope.

Description: An older man who wears bulky blue painted plate armor, he is not a threatening figure. His black hair is cut short. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. 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. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She wears her white hair up. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Sensitive, Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: Just what you see.