Description: She wears brown trousers with black and white striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the left. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. Recently the stress of being a Sage has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 2600 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Merla lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was taken from her home at a very young age. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Pacifist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 800 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He is physically well-built. He has moderate length white hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He keeps his long bronze crest kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Jet (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she tends to wear a large pastel jacket. Her fur, while still mostly lavender, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Shifting liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1000 gp. Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Coral (100 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Jet (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'4" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She likes to wear yellow tank tops with brown skirt. Her chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Sailor business.

History: Millicent was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Rogue, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Rogue in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull blue iron scale mail. He carries a battered morningstar and tarnished quarterstaff as well. His purple hair is knotted and matted. He is baby faced.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A 5'11" southern man, he wears skinny pants and wears a grey and tan robe with the hood down. His black hair is braided into rings. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He found a children's book about a Human Expert who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears yellow trousers with black and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has no hair. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Efferil isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Elven unity. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Efferil was born the youngest of three triplets. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Knight. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Golden pearl (70 gp).