Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. 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 hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Barakas alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 21000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears long strands of jet and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her hair is brown and very short. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is an amazing painter.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Revenge; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 22000 cp. Violet garnet (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. Her hair is brown and curly. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the west were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: This late middle aged woman tends to wear a large white jacket and is in decent physical shape. She has a long white ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. Vanchu is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Vanchu was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Elven companion (her 'brother'). 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: Sabotage a competitor.

Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, marred by beers. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Chad fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. The war was a terrible time for him, and Manfred does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Gifted from a young age, Manfred studied abroad. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 4000 sp. Bloodstone (60 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull grey iron scale mail. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She keeps her bronze crest in a pixie cut. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born in the south. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Dwarven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Dwarven doctor. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Unemployed and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 46000 sp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). White opal (1100 gp). 4 Thunderstones.

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He carries with him a set of monstrous two handed axes, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. 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 was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Heian fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest, and she perpetually has her crossbow ready. Her white hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: Shautha speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Dyer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She bought a crossbow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: Just what you see.