Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. Her hair is short and red. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Ovina 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: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her first spouse was a Tailor, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1300 gp. Smoky quartz (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Amber (50 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor, marred by teas. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Aelar's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born in the west to a Crown-heir, Aelar learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 3200 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Dain is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Dain has worked very hard to control his curse. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His hair is red and curly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the east were limited. 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 greedy.

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black pearl (1500 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. His tied-back hair is chestnut. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Aust was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Navigator. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a navigator and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a white coat over a violet low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon her head. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. After a long history of fighting, Tyna and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 900 sp. Hematite (14 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). 4 Thunderstones. 4 Tanglefoot bags. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: She wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars. With bright chestnut hair. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Born to a Baker, her mother struggled to pay the bills. In her 17th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1800 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a green vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her green boots flare out at the collars. She wears her red crest up. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bricklayer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This light-skinned male usually wears his blue robe and has his monstrous two handed axe always slung over his shoulder. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His red hair is singed and shortened. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 4000 sp. Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp).