Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. Her white hair is still thick. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Tieflings in Akta's homeland. Akta decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. 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: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1700 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp).

Description: She stands about 6'5" and wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her blue crest is greasy and uncared for. Her red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 4 Acid flasks.

Description: This woman wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a sai on her belt. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is brown and curly. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Elysande wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Cleric, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. When Elysande reached her early adolescence her Human mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Elysande fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 900 gp. Black pearl (600 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her yellow fur is greasy and uncared for. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is a great chef.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her divine abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 2200 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp).

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with red lining and desert motifs. Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Revenge; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful, Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats. Her silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Morana was born on a far western island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Courier. She became a Courier soon after.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: He dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with blue slacks. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly whips and greataxes. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His ears are large.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 4000 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His green crest is knotted and matted. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Persistence, Optimist. Bonds: Poor, In love, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 600 pp. Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Jacinth (5000 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Azurite (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'9" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her blonde hair is knotted and matted. 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 has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Born in the south to a Jeweler, Xanaphia learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Jeweler for the past few years.

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

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Job, Slave. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 3000 sp.