Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 5'5". She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and her gloved hand is found clutching a quarterstaff. Her brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born in a small plains village. She found a children's book about a Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears tattered old clothes. She carries with her a set of bastard swords on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She has slicked back brown hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She uses divination through singing.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Silaqui 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.

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Armorer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. 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: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 2800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'2". He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. His golden hair is knotted and matted. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is in excellent shape and dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. 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 was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1300 sp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: This woman is very fat, and is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She came across an abandoned tomb where she found a relic that called out to her. After picking it up she was cursed by unlife.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Standing 4'10", this woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull blue iron scale mail. Her blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bricklayer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rose (20 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.