Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has moderate length white hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady black eyes.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Uzza is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a Guard, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Uzza fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is light but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She wears long strands of sapphire and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her black hair is well kept. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. A freak accident while working with her Sailor mother left her crippled. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Guard business.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. Tordek liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her brown hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. The war was a terrible time for her, and Lia does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her druidic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears a green armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 4000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His silver hair is thinning but still full. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. When Kelter reached his early adolescence his Halfling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Mortician hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: This woman wears a tan vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her tan boots flare out at the collars. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was born in the east. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She very much looks the part of a Masseuse. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Gillyd was born the youngest of three triplets. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 500 gp.