Description: She is wearing a tight pastel one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She carries with her a set of greatswords, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful, Mundane, PTSD. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 15000 sp. Star rose quartz (30 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and blue handkerchief worn on her right side. Her hair is short and golden. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Emmeline enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has moderate length brown hair. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Kathra was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She bought a trident and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered white stockings, and he perpetually has his nunchaku ready. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Laucian grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: Revenge; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She wears a fancy brown dress. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She's also a talented Engraver, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his greataxe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His black hair is singed and shortened. His black eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Mantus is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Rose (80 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around her ears. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful, PTSD. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 60 gp. Deep green spinel (120 gp). 8 Acid flasks.