Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears long strands of sapphire and short violet dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Oriel was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. Being a Carpenter kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt and is in decent physical shape. She has styled her black hair well, parting it to the left. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is typically in his Ploughman uniform. His red hair is long and unkept. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

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. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich, Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and brown handkerchief worn on his right side, and he perpetually has his glaive ready. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 28000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. His clothes are grease stained in places. His crest is scarlet and curly. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 70 pp. Black opal (1400 gp). Sard (80 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, marred by sweets. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. A freak accident while working with her Carpenter father left her crippled. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His yellow fur is smooth and relatively long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He worked as a nervous Sage and found it very stressful. He became a Sage soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new sage responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 8000 sp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 80 gp.