Description: This malnourished woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her halberd with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She sports auburn long hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Nella was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Monk, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Monk in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Professionalism, Joker, Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 2100 sp.

Description: This man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born into a rich family. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Erdan alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Erdan never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he wants revenge against drow

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, In love. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Pikar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she is dressed in earthy colors with a white and grey handkerchief worn on her left side. She has moderate length silver hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Verna speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She found a children's book about a Halfling Paladin 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. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: She wears pastel painted combat armor at almost all times. She is portly but not overly obese. She keeps her lavender fur in a pixie cut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Aura was born on a far western mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Crown-heir. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Chalcedony (60 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her halberd with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her brass crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Fisher arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears silk and lounges about seductively, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He sports a flattop crest cut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he's in love

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Has a crush, Mentor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 60000 cp.

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is white and very short. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Mara 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 Mara. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

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

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1200 sp. Red spinel (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is dressed in earthy colors with a black and yellow handkerchief worn on his left side. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are a pleasant white.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1500 gp. Citrine (20 gp). Amber (40 gp).