Description: This late middle aged woman wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is green, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time and is in decent physical shape. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. Her gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. The war was a terrible time for her, and Semyaza does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Military. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 110 pp. Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp).

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of her god around her neck, and a bastard sword on her belt, and carries bastard swords. Her hair is golden and very short. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Guard but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and many gnolls want her driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears dull grey sweaters, loose yellow pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed longsword, just in case. Her tied-back hair is blonde. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She became a Seamstress soon after.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears his blonde hair up. He has brown eyes and a red hat with a white feather.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Gifted from a young age, Pikar studied abroad. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, drow burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying south to reunite his family. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He wants revenge against drow.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears suspenders and blue workpants. His shirt is red, and he wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is mildly Gnome supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Carter but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Kipper lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and dwarven compassion

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 3000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp).