Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 6'3". He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and his gloved hand is found clutching a kukri. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting giants, the young Alex began to lead the lost caravan. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1300 gp. Moss agate (4 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Buckler.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She is portly but not overly obese. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. She has amber eyes and a yellow hat with a white feather.

Personality: Egelina is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Egelina was born the youngest of three triplets. One day when Egelina was young, her mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly her mother dropped to the ground dead. Her mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Egelina was heart-stricken from the event, and her father started working long hours to provde for them. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

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

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'5", this woman wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has styled her auburn hair well, parting it to the left. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Jarsali never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Justice, Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: In love, Nature. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a black shirt, with a pastel mid length skirt with pastel tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her hair is blue and very short. She has a dull look in her silver eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. 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: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 300 gp. Azurite (7 gp). Amber (150 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears baggy grey pantaloons and a white scarf. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. During her travels, Eridred and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Eridred discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Eridred fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 110 gp. Smoky quartz (50 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he likes to wear white tank tops with pastel pants. His brown hair is braided into rings. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Lûga lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Mortician, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Insane, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 70 pp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp). 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. Her hair is silver and curly. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She got into the Tanner business at a young age. She worked as a nervous Tanner and found it very stressful. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Tanner for hire.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants, and she perpetually has her falchion ready. Her golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Faral hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. A friendly and beautiful Elf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.