Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. Her white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Elysande was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Elysande decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1900 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp).

Description: 4'11" and muscular, this western man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His tied-back hair is blonde. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 2000 gp. Amber (50 gp).

Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her purple hair is heavily combed to the right. Her ears are large.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born to a Assassin, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered south to less war torn lands. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 500 gp. Onyx (60 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. His white hair is lengthy. His red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. After a long history of fighting, Sammal and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants and is in decent physical shape. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Simon isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Simon lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Azurite (15 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a tan shirt, with a black mid length skirt with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her brown hair is long and unkept. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Military. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A middle-aged man, he prefers to wear red clothing when he does not wear armor, and is pretty ugly. He keeps his long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Radomir was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 900 gp. Golden pearl (100 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp).

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly halberds and shields. Her beige fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are copper and catlike.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Shadow hails from a village terrorized by brigands. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Shadow was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Opinionated, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and very much looks the part of a Shoemaker. She has a very tight haircut. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. She found a children's book about a Gnome Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Shoemaker for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Shoemaker responsibilities is difficult; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1600 gp. Obsidian (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.