Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His crest is white and very short. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born in the west. 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 he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a grey coat over a pastel low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon her head. Her hair is long and black with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small grey clips. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Ermina is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. After a long history of fighting, Ermina and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's in love; and she is greedy

Ideals: Extrovert, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: 4'1" and muscular, this northern woman wears an entirely grey suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her hair is cut close to her head. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. 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: The child of a Mayor, who enjoyed hunting, Nurkara was taken on many hunting expeditions. Nurkara liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has a hunchback. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born in a small forest village. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Red garnet (100 gp).

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her lavender fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 19000 sp. Rose (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Sard (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. Her scarlet crest is singed and shortened. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Servant. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gifted student she started as a Farmer, but she got bored and became a Servant. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 60 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'2" and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her golden hair is lengthy. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Drenna was born with her father's beautiful face. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. After a long history of fighting, Drenna and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She wants revenge against giants; and many giants want her driven away

Flaws: Shy, PTSD, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 260 pp. Banded agate (13 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp).