Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. The war was a terrible time for him, and Aerdeth does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Aerdeth grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature whip.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 10000 gp. Jasper (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Coral (120 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She wears her blonde hair up. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Mialee never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 300 pp. Jade (160 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she usually wears her pastel robe and has her lance always slung over her shoulder. She keeps her red fur in a pixie cut. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. 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 in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

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

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 800 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Sellsword business.

History: Chad was born the youngest of three triplets. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Malachite (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a large brown jacket, and she perpetually has her bastard sword ready. She sports chestnut long hair. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Whurdred was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Whurdred fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 800 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Sporting a auburn mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mella fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 8000 gp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Obsidian (6 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. She has done her best to style her silver crest to look like a famous performer. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. While she appears to be a normal Dragonborn, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 300 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.