Description: 5'9" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is dressed in earthy colors with a yellow and blue handkerchief worn on her left side. Her auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Helen grew up listening to her father's many stories. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He carries a battered dagger and tarnished bastard sword as well. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. The war was a terrible time for him, and Veit does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Veit fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: This man dresses well, wearing green shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his left hand. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His black eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. Being a Spice Merchant kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 2000 cp. Blue quartz (4 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Some 8 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Forcas never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: In love, Poor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He prefers to wear flannel. His dark red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Mormo was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 18000 cp.

Description: 5'11" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a simple brown robe with tan stripes complete with hood. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. A friendly and beautiful Human, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Nicholas lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 west. His addictions have taken their toll on his wallet, and he has found himself with a great deal of debt owed.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Debt. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 250 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Menny was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shield.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants. Her auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. 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 takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Gifted from a young age, Herleva studied abroad. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Slave Trader. She's also a talented Ploughman, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Slave Trader responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A 5'10" southern man, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 2200 gp. Blue quartz (16 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp).