Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a white coat. She carries with her a set of greatswords, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Nora enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Nora was born with her father's beautiful face. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. 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. Nora fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Cynical, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a green coat with white slacks. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: This woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her left hand. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Alain was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Brewer. She has achieved small success as a Brewer.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Brewer responsibilities is difficult; and she is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His black hair is knotted and matted. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Layabout who has hired him part-time. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Zook grew up listening to his father's many stories. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Has a crush, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many yellow ritualistic tattoos. He typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. He is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Quarion was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 east. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 500 sp.