Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her white hair is long and unkept. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Interpreter but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. 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. Shava 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 wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears pastel painted combat armor at almost all times. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly daggers and maces. She wears her white fur up. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is a great chef.

History: Born to a Hunter, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He carries with him a set of sickles on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. His hair is dark red and curly. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Military, Guardian. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'5" when asserting himself. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. Arumawann enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Arumawann was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Adventurer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To protect his home; and wants to work out more often

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Mentor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His white hair is thinning but still full. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is renowned for his bright green suits and hats. His purple hair is smooth and relatively long. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines black.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Orc people; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Racist. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1000 pp. Gold and ruby ring (7000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Traki was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. After a long history of fighting, Traki and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 3000 sp. Rose (50 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is light but she possesses many pastel ritualistic tattoos. She tends to wear a large white jacket. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: The child of a Sculptor, who enjoyed hunting, Sarai was taken on many hunting expeditions. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She's also a talented Sculptor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and expand her business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 800 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and she perpetually has her shortspear ready. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Gifted from a young age, Jo studied abroad. Her parents enrolled her in a Expert school at a young age so that she could practice her arcane talents. 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 to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 6000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.