Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She is portly but not overly obese. Her head has been shaved. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She hates drow. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Elysande was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against drow.

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 120 gp. Iolite (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This southern woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her white crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has red eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Amber (120 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Malachite (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady copper eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Mason profession.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 8000 sp. Star rose quartz (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears baggy black pantaloons and a red scarf. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her brown hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are silver and catlike.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: The child of a Slave Trader, who enjoyed hunting, Bryseis was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her parents enrolled her in a Fighter school at a young age so that she could practice her arcane talents. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 600 gp. Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears many layers of old clothing at all times and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is short and golden. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Nikki was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Cartwright they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Beggar, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length purple hair. His eyes are likewise silver. His teeth are white and perfect.

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. He is a great chef.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. His parents enrolled him in a Cleric school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Full Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears pastel painted combat armor at almost all times. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her yellow eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Spring grew up listening to her father's many stories. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 100 gp.