Description: A moderately attractive woman, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull green iron scale mail. With wild black hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. 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 got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He carries with him a set of longswords, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born in a small forest village. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Amnon fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Family, Nature. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a scythe, but if one is not available she will default to her warhammer. Her silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Mercenary but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'9" and muscular, this eastern woman wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her white hair is braided into rings. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is mildly Half-Elf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her childhood dream was to be a Cartwright, but she was a colossal failure. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Locksmith.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: High pitched, excited

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

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. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. 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: Nuraval lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nuraval fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 2600 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 500 gp. Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Jade (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.