Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears baggy violet pantaloons and a green scarf. She has no hair. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Griselda isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Elven unity. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: He stands about 3'0" and wears a white tunic with black highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Howard grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Howard. He bought a shortspear and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He's in love; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her black fur is long and unkept. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She got into the Barkeep business at a young age. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Barkeep for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 50000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Slave Trader kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep green spinel (60 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Moss agate (15 gp).

Description: 5'1" and muscular, this eastern man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Theren fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Terse, Secretive. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.