Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She is physically well-built. She has wavy silver hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Revenge; and many brigands want her driven away

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty yellow coat over it. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Sensitive, Disease. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 300 pp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp).

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Xanaphia was born the youngest of three triplets. One day when Xanaphia was young, her father was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly her father dropped to the ground dead. Her father had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Xanaphia was heart-stricken from the event, and her mother started working long hours to provde for them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 200 pp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Jet (80 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Jade (80 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Coral (80 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Eye agate (7 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a black vest and prefers green and blue shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His white hair is heavily combed to the right. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 500 pp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Unemployed but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her first spouse was a Beggar, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Insane, Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He carries with him a set of falchions, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He keeps his long green crest kept up in a rat tail. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Gifted from a young age, Torinn studied abroad. 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 spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 15000 gp. Azurite (16 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Carnelian (20 gp).

Description: She is wearing a long, brown cloak. She has wavy black hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She comes from a rich western family. She worked as a nervous Mercenary and found it very stressful. She became a Mercenary soon after.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item.