Description: She wears a simple brown robe with black stripes complete with hood. She is physically well-built. She has slicked back auburn hair. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. When Helen reached her early adolescence her Human father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 2000 gp. Chrysoprase (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. Her purple hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are white and she is always smoking a pipe.

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 does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Priest they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Bookbinder, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Family, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp).

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1400 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (10 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. She has no hair. She has gray eyes.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. 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: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Buvvie was born on a far eastern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Ploughman. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 39000 sp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a violet costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. Sporting a auburn mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has brown eyes.

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 pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Healer 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 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: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. He wears his brown hair down. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

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

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. One day when Aldous was young, his father was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his father dropped to the ground dead. His father had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Aldous was heart-stricken from the event, and his mother started working long hours to provde for them. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aldous fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Mundane. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor. His hair is short and black. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Paggen will drive conversation. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Paggen hails from a village terrorized by brigands. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Paggen was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion; and many brigands want him driven away

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Racist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 sp.