Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with yellow colored cloaks and clothing. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: Vaina was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and halfling compassion

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Sard (80 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs, and he perpetually has his lance ready. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He uses divination through singing.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'6" and wears a worn and beaten armor. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He uses divination through singing.

History: Kody was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He tends to his Masseuse job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is content; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 100 gp. Zircon (50 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his small violet hat.

Personality: He hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born in the north. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Adventurer. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Adventurer for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'3" and muscular, this northern man is dressed in earthy colors with a pastel and white handkerchief worn on his left side. His gray fur is braided into rings. His eyes are copper and catlike.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Shadow was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To be a Shipwright again; and doesn't want to be a shepherd and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 800 gp. Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp).

Description: He wears bulky brown painted plate armor. He is portly but not overly obese. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born in the north to a Glassblower, Solomon learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To be a Miner again; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Opinionated, Joker, Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. Star rose quartz (70 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears dull green sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed greatsword, just in case. She carries a battered greataxe and tarnished greatsword as well. She has wavy white crest. Her eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She wears an entirely black suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She carries with her a set of flails on her belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. Her hair is short and golden. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She wears her black hair up in a very large beehive style do. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 700 gp. Hematite (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.