Description: She is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering her clean studded leather. She carries a battered sai and tarnished scythe as well. She wears her black hair down. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Xanaphia will drive conversation. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the east were limited. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Moonstone (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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 restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Herbalist hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and tan handkerchief worn on her left side. She is physically well-built. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Dalaba will drive conversation. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Born to a Mercenary, her father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Seamstress hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Seamstress.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a seamstress and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Extrovert, Optimist. Bonds: In love, Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man stands a little under 3'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a white costume with the symbols of death on his torso. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his top white hat.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature dagger.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Nala hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She got into the Blacksmith business at a young age. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a fancy brown suit. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His first spouse was a Dilettante, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He tends to his Bowyer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is content

Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Gillyd was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 3000 sp. Fire opal (1600 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He very much looks the part of a Locksmith. His fur is black and curly. His skin is flawless and his copper eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His childhood dream was to be a Carpenter, but he was a colossal failure. He became a Locksmith soon after.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His gray fur, when down, is lengthy. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 10000 sp. Lapis lazuli (9 gp).