Description: She is in excellent shape and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She wears her white hair up. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Donella lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Persistence. Bonds: Guardian, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 38000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. Sporting a golden mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes goblins are coming to abduct people. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born in the west to a Bounty Hunter, Aelar learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. At a young age his mother died while driving off some goblins. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in longsword use. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dwarven people; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a blue deerstalker hat and blue clothes. His black hair is thinning but still full. 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 acts crazy and hedonistic. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Pallabar reached his early adolescence his Gnome 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 has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious, Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 400 gp. Peridot (30 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. He has no hair. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. He found a children's book about a Dwarf Monk who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it; and he wants revenge against orcs

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a black cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. His copper crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Ildrex's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. 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. Ildrex fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 100000 cp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Elves. Her skin is light but she possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. She sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Secretive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 3000 cp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears baggy red pantaloons and a brown scarf. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Animal Trainer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has achieved small success as a Animal Trainer.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Animal Trainer responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 40000 cp. Citrine (20 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. Her white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Chaedi embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Performer responsibilities is difficult; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She wears her chestnut hair down. Her skin is flawless and her silver eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Banded agate (13 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.