Description: 5'4" and muscular, this northern man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His white hair is cut short. He has gray eyes and a tan hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Naeris was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Naeris grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Naeris. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1300 sp. 3 Acid flasks. 2 Smokesticks. 1 Thunderstones.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she very much looks the part of a Beggar. Her fur is short and orange. Her eyes are yellow and beady.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 100 gp. Jade (60 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull grey iron scale mail. His hair is cut close to his head. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He found a children's book about a Half-Orc Bard who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Masseuse for hire.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people; and he wants revenge against goblins

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat, marred by sweets. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

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. Aust is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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 has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Humans. Her skin is light but she possesses many violet ritualistic tattoos. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. Her white hair is knotted and matted. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 north. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 140 gp. Zircon (50 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a simple green robe with red stripes complete with hood. Her purple hair is singed and shortened. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the east were limited. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 gp. Deep green spinel (40 gp). Black pearl (500 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His brown hair is braided into rings. He is baby faced.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He refers to his adoptive mother 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: Raam lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 70000 cp. A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.