Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears just a white suit. Her long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Guard hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shaena fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Marshal. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Ahlyssa was born the youngest of three triplets. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father.

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Debt. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the south were limited. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears tan trousers with black and green striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. With bright red hair. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. Mella enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Mella was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, In love. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a grey shirt, with a tan mid length shorts with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has no hair. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born in the south. Ovak was born on a far southern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Spy. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ovak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. She carries with her a set of greatswords on her belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a Miner first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She's also a talented Interpreter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Herbalist responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 4000 sp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp).

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears yellow robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a nunchaku, but if one is not available she will default to her shortbow. She is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Cook. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Cook responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Alexandrite (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.