Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep violet leather and dull white iron scale mail, and she perpetually has her bastard sword ready. She has no hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Xanaphia was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Xanaphia alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Aquamarine (200 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her red crest is singed and shortened. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She uses divination through singing.

History: The child of a Mayor, who enjoyed hunting, Antrara was taken on many hunting expeditions. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 11000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears professional attire. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her greatsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. She has styled her silver hair well, parting it to the right. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1600 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He wears his red hair up. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, 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 has worked as a Sage like his mother before him.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people; and balancing his hectic life and new sage responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 700 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her beige fur is smooth and relatively long. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

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 believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. After coming to the age of reason, Serpent took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She keeps her silver hair in a pixie cut. She has violet eyes and a brown hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Avice was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has achieved small success as a Brewer.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and to protect her home

Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Red garnet (120 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He likes to wear white tank tops with tan pants. He is portly but not overly obese. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Kelter was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has worked as a Shoemaker like his mother before him.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Gifted, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Jade (90 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Red garnet (90 gp).

Description: He is wearing a long, yellow, dusty cloak. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Riardon was born with his mother's beautiful face. His childhood dream was to be a Barkeep, but he was a colossal failure. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Military, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.