Description: Standing 5'2", this woman wears dull tan sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed sword, just in case. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Thiala was born the youngest of three triplets. She found a children's book about a Elf Paladin who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Buckler. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She is in excellent shape and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her blue crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Chrysoprase (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His red hair is lengthy. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Qualen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 4'8" and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was born in the south. Through the years after Meriele was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Meriele's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 800 gp. White pearl (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a blue coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears her auburn hair down. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She got into the Hunter business at a young age. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Elves in Ahinar's homeland. Ahinar decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His orange fur is smooth and relatively long. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Mortician arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 600 pp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is dressed in an above average manner. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are black.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Hecat was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Dilettante hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hecat 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 prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.