Description: She wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a shortspear, but if one is not available she will default to her longsword. She carries with her a set of longswords, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Architect. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shava grew up listening to her father's many stories. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature longsword.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Architect and was forced into it by her family; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears tattered old clothes. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are green.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Hupe was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp).

Description: She wears a white top hat and white clothes. She is portly but not overly obese. Her red hair is still thick. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is a Mercenary first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. While she appears to be a normal Half-Orc, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mercenary.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Job, Family, Slave, Debt. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. His white hair is heavily combed to the right. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Sellsword arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: 3'3" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She prefers to wear flannel. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 3000 gp. Zircon (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Blue-white diamond (8000 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Amber (140 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his greatsword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His fur is brown, silky, and of moderate length. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born into a rich family. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is dressed in a clean red cloak covering her clean studded leather. She carries with her a set of scythes, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her tied-back hair is golden. She is baby faced.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 700 gp. Fire opal (800 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp).

Description: This western man wears violet painted combat armor at almost all times. His clothes are grease stained in places. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the west were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'5". She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her hair is blonde and curly. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born to a Weaver, her father struggled to pay the bills. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 300 gp.