Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her white hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. 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, Helen is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. 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. Helen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1200 pp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (20 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her brown hair is long and unkept. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Vola was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. While she appears to be a normal Half-Orc, 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 is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1000 gp. Carnelian (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'0". She wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. Her golden hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Chaedi lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and to unite with her brother

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 21000 gp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Pink diamond (8000 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). White opal (800 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his longsword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt and is in decent physical shape. His crest, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born in the north. Quarethon was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Miller. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 3000 gp. Onyx (30 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Sard (30 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Malachite (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is dark but he possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. After coming to the age of reason, Bulzo took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Chalcedony (30 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has done her best to style her blue hair to look like a famous performer. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Sellsword. 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 was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Rich, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 5000 gp. Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Azurite (5 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She 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. Her orange fur is knotted and matted. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Map Maker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Map Maker work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Map Maker responsibilities is difficult; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 11000 gp. Moonstone (60 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.