Description: He stands about 4'4" and wears a brown vest and prefers green and yellow shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has white hair. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a grey tunic with white highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has wavy chestnut hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: Bardryn speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. A gifted student she started as a Laborer, but she got bored and became a Armorer. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bardryn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a blue tunic with black highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her white hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. Quelenna was born on a far northern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Weaver. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her green crest is lengthy. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bastard sword.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Red garnet (130 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering her clean studded leather. With wild white hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Oriel is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Aquamarine (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.