Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. The war was a terrible time for her, and Mara does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. While she appears to be a normal Elf, 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 is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Guardian, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 4000 cp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a blue costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her auburn hair is well kept. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Ilanis lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Pink pearl (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Jet (80 gp). 2 Tanglefoot bags. 2 Smokesticks. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This man is very fat, and typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. His blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. His ears are large.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Bookbinder who has hired him part-time. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Folgûm alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and he has a crush on the local gardener

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is an epitome of beauty. His black hair is lengthy. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is greedy; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record, Nature, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 600 gp. Azurite (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Star ruby (600 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Gifted from a young age, Srorthen studied abroad. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Religious. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Violet garnet (1500 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has no hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is a Beggar first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Erdan lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her golden hair is braided into rings. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Helgret was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Ranger, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Ranger in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. He carries a battered falchion and tarnished greatsword as well. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He takes great joy in being the best Cook in town.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Antitoxin. 2 Acid flasks. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She carries a battered scimitar and tarnished falchion as well. She wears her silver hair up. She has red eyes.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 280 pp. Eye agate (8 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.