Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. Her hair is long and red with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small grey clips. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Whurdred is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. After coming to the age of reason, Whurdred took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Gifted, Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This tall, slender woman has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. With bright black hair. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born in the north. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Gorga grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Gorga. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a black shirt with thin white vertical stripes and blue pants. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His crest, while still mostly green, has prominent grey streaks. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Through the years after Kiirith was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Kiirith's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears a brown shirt, with a green mid length skirt with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: Millicent speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Millicent grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Millicent. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 130 pp. Black pearl (200 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, she is not a threatening figure. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are green.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Emma will drive conversation. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Emma alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: An older woman who wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, she is not a threatening figure. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. 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 a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Religious, In love. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. She wears a white vest and prefers pastel and white shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has a hunchback. She wears her silver hair down. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Dell was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Dell decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. He is an epitome of beauty. He wears his silver hair up. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. 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: He was born in the west. Aust abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Disease, Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a brown collared shirt and white pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He sports a flattop hair cut. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Addict, Disease, Fearful, Ugly. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1800 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.