Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shanairla grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Shanairla has worked very hard to control her curse. During her travels, Shanairla and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Shanairla discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Shanairla fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Passionate, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. Black pearl (1600 gp). Rose (70 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp).

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her halberd with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'2" when asserting herself. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. 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 at the edge of vast mountains. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 2400 sp.

Description: 3'1" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 80000 cp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp).

Description: He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. 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 pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Azzakh grew up listening to his father's many stories. Azzakh abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. After a long history of fighting, Azzakh and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

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

Possessions: 160 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a white coat. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

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 claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Sellsword. After a long history of fighting, Greeba and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 700 gp. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has wavy gray fur. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1700 gp. Violet garnet (900 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. 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. Thiala fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.