Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has black hair. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Baelitae alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp. Hematite (14 gp). Carnelian (40 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'2" and wears an entirely white suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. 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 a Butcher, who enjoyed hunting, Hupe was taken on many hunting expeditions. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

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

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Richard grew up listening to his father's many stories. Richard was born on a far northern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Navigator. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 400 gp. 7 Acid flasks. 4 Antitoxin.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears skinny pants and wears a red and black robe with the hood down. His white hair is singed and shortened. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed red hat.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A freak accident while working with his Sculptor mother left him crippled. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Aramil lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears tattered old clothes, and is pretty ugly. Her copper crest is knotted and matted. Her eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Brewer arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

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 is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His purple hair has been sun bleached extensively. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nirgel 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 spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her glaive with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. With bright silver hair. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when she was still a young child. The gnolls captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Naill 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. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 7000 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).