Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep red leather and dull black iron scale mail. Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. The war was a terrible time for her, and Paela does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Paela was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. 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. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Server

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 2000 sp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her long white fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: Standing 6'2", this man wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. His brass crest is singed and shortened. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and revenge

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 12000 sp.

Description: An older woman who is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, black shirt, and white tie, she is not a threatening figure. Her black hair is cut short. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Healer for the past few years.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and expand her business

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 200 pp. Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Coral (50 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Eye agate (11 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears tattered old clothes. Her long white hair reaches down to her waist. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.