Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a quarterstaff, but if one is not available she will default to her lance. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her black hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is a great chef.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the south. A gifted student she started as a Painter, but she got bored and became a Laborer. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Laborer for hire.

Motivation: To be a Painter again.

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 800 pp. Chalcedony (30 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). White opal (700 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears bulky tan painted plate armor. Her head has been shaved. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born into a rich family. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 6000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. 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: Ella lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Fisher for the past few years.

Motivation: She wants revenge against orcs; and balancing her hectic life and new fisher responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 16000 gp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Amber (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Jet (90 gp). Jet (90 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his rapier, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. 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: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a black tunic with grey highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her chestnut hair is still thick. Her eyes are likewise white. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Animal Trainer born in the past three hundred years. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. 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 Animal Trainer. She's also a talented Unemployed, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 6000 gp. Moss agate (5 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Amber (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He sports a flattop hair cut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Joser was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 600 pp. Golden pearl (90 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Jade (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. Joan was born on a far eastern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Herbalist. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1100 pp. Black pearl (500 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Jade (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp).