Description: This tall, slender man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is long and golden with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He 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. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Family, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1900 gp. Emerald (1100 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp).

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs, and carries shields. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. 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. Juliana fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Jet (160 gp).

Description: 4'1" and muscular, this western woman wears tattered old clothes. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born in the west to a Carter, Diesa learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Carter. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 4'10" and muscular, this eastern woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She tends to her Tailor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 800 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is mildly Human supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Diggory lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-elven people

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Posh accent

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

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she tends to wear a large violet jacket. With bright white hair. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. Elysande was born on a far northern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Painter. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. She has a long brown ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Naivara was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This late middle aged man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition and is in decent physical shape. His red hair is cut short. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Jeweler. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nicholas studied abroad. When Nicholas reached his early adolescence his Human mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.