Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has a very tight haircut. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: Bernard is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. The war was a terrible time for him, and Bernard does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Half-Elf, 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 spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Insane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 500 gp. Black pearl (600 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp. Aquamarine (500 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His chestnut hair is lengthy. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Richard was born the youngest of three triplets. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has moderate length red hair. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his broad tan hat.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Religious, Debt, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: 4'9" and muscular, this western woman has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her green robe. She has wavy blonde hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 50 gp. Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). White pearl (90 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has styled his blue crest well, parting it to the left. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his red eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He comes from a rich northern family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 70000 cp. White pearl (160 gp). Amethyst (160 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is renowned for his bright yellow suits and hats. His hair is chestnut and very short. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. The war was a terrible time for him, and Kody does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has worked as a Doctor like his father before him.

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

Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 500 gp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fierce copper eyes like to dwell on things.

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 loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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 has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: She wears a white costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Lagazi abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.