Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Shax wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a brown tunic with yellow highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered west to less war torn lands. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Flaws: Disease, Addict, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 40000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Healer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Healer for the past few years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Military, Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and she perpetually has her nunchaku ready. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length red hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Murgen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 200 gp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His crest is bronze, silky, and of moderate length. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his red eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Spice Merchant business.

History: He was born into a rich family. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. She tends to her Courier job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and doesn't want to be a courier and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Golden pearl (110 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Black pearl (500 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has brown hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Reynard isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Elven unity. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Reynard grew up listening to his father's many stories. He 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. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Locksmith and was forced into it by his family; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

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. A freak accident while working with her Actor father left her crippled. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 80 gp. Lapis lazuli (13 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 3'3" and is wearing a long, blue cloak. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.