Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and carries falchions. Her auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 370 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His copper crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his red eyes.

Personality: Valorean wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Warrior, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His parents enrolled him in a Warrior school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is content; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 800 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and he perpetually has his spear ready. His red hair is knotted and matted. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the east. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Anselm 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 Anselm. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 40000 cp.

Description: She stands about 4'8" and is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: Nella hails from a village terrorized by orcs. When Nella reached her early adolescence her Half-Orc mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 400 gp.