Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She sports auburn long hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. Helen enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Helen lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 80 pp. Jet (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a husky man, who is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and to reunite with his absent father

Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

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

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. He has black hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane, Racist. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jet (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). White pearl (160 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. He has wavy bronze crest. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Malachite (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 6'1". He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, and his gloved hand is found clutching a falchion. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. After a long history of fighting, Trym and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 350 pp. Tourmaline (40 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a brown vest and prefers tan and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her gray fur is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 100 gp.