Description: This woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing pastel cape and mantle trimmed with soft red waves gently in the breeze. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her brown fur is braided into rings. Her eyes are copper.

Personality: Cloud hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Cloud alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. 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 wants revenge against dire rats; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Alexandrite (900 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Jade (110 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Hematite (16 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears bulky black painted plate armor. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. This red eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. The war was a terrible time for her, and Criella does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Shy, Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 170 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is wearing a long, white cloak. His golden hair is lengthy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a robe, a symbol of her god around her neck, and a scimitar on her belt. She wears her silver hair down. Her eyes are likewise black. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Gadreel is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. 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. Gadreel 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 to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.