Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She has moderate length silver hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. 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: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Torbera fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Fighting, Gifted. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 4000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a green vest and prefers black and blue shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She wears her chestnut hair down. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'9". She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her hair is white and curly. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Hrathy grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her parents enrolled her in a Druid school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'8" and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born into a rich family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

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

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 800 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She carries with her a set of monstrous two handed axes, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair is long and golden with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small tan clips. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She refers to her adoptive father 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: Born in the north to a Butcher, Andraste learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Butcher for hire.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and balancing her hectic life and new butcher responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 6000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (10 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This western man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a Bowyer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gifted student he started as a Bookbinder, but he got bored and became a Bowyer. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bowyer.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Slave. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 7000 gp. Alexandrite (400 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a black scarf. His silver hair is long and unkept. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Mercenary business.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. A freak accident while working with his Shepherd mother left him crippled. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 3000 gp. Blue quartz (9 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.