Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a sword on her belt. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She wears her chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 50000 cp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a grey vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her grey boots flare out at the collars. Her white hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered east to less war torn lands. She saw the violence of war and the aftermath so she converted to religion and dedicated herself to non-violence.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Religious, Poor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his yellow robe. His hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Gennal was born with his mother's beautiful face. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 3100 sp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'9" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a violet coat. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Fletcher they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Masseuse, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1500 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His cinnamon fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes drow are coming to abduct people. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a grey coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. Her hair is cut close to her head. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Kristryd was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. He carries with him a set of shields on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

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. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her ears are large.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Ilga was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Family, Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 500 gp. Rose (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Obsidian (10 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears professional attire. His hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 20 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp).