Description: She wears an entirely white suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her black hair is singed and shortened. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Gifted from a young age, Vani studied abroad. 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 Guard. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Guard for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Bookbinder again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp).

Description: He wears long strands of sapphire and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He carries with him a set of daggers on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He wears his copper crest up. His eyes are gold.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Red garnet (50 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Sard (80 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. 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 raised in a mountains tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 3000 gp. Zircon (80 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). White pearl (110 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a white shirt, with a tan mid length skirt with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her hair is short and blonde. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 8000 gp. Jet (90 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Rose (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor, and carries scythes. She has no hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Seere was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature scythe.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 16000 gp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (60 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 5000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. She has wavy white hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Kristryd was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 18000 gp. Sard (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.