Description: This tall, slender man wears a white vest and prefers black and tan shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His blonde hair is lengthy. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. The war was a terrible time for him, and Skoth does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Mentor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 6000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. She has a very tight haircut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

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. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 3000 gp. Eye agate (9 gp). Coral (50 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. A friendly and beautiful Half-Elf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Body Guard arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. 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. Xanaphia fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1200 pp. Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Amber (130 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Coral (130 gp). Sard (70 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Rose (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Rose (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Jet (130 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.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she very much looks the part of a Seamstress. Her hair is long and golden with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small brown clips. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her first spouse was a Carpenter, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Carpenter they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Seamstress, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 4000 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She carries with her a set of longswords on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She has no fur. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 12000 gp. Star rose quartz (50 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 6'0" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She has styled her purple hair well, parting it to the right. Her white eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Purah is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a Soapmaker, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: She has a missing left arm. She wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her brass crest is matted, messy, and big. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born to a Glassblower, her mother struggled to pay the bills. 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: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. Red spinel (120 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Coral (120 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.