Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She is physically well-built. Her black hair is wavy and long. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears tan trousers with white and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She is baby faced.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'4" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her fur is white and curly. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: The child of a Sculptor, who enjoyed hunting, Tree was taken on many hunting expeditions. Tree liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (50 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp).

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, brown shirt, and red tie. He is portly but not overly obese. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: Diggory hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Diggory was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Diggory was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a grey tunic with yellow highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around his shoes. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. A true patriot, Cory would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Cory was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and to be a stableman again

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Slave, Military, Job, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 4000 cp.

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. He has no hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Alston's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born into a rich family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Violet garnet (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has styled her gray fur well, parting it to the right. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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 is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 10000 sp. Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.