Description: This woman stands a little under 6'4" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a green costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. She has dyed her greying bronze crest a little too much giving a sharp bronze color. Her gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Arava is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1500 gp. Chrysoprase (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Hematite (14 gp).

Description: Standing 5'9", this woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Ella lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Aquamarine (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He hates Gnomes with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. Through the years after Zook was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Zook's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Moss agate (12 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a fancy tan dress. She has slicked back red hair. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Andraste's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a Shoemaker, her mother struggled to pay the bills. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor, Debt, Military. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Rock crystal (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. His brass crest is braided into rings. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He is mildly Dragonborn supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1000 gp.