Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. She wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her black hair is matted, messy, and big. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. After coming to the age of reason, Ilde took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Carpenter. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she's in love

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 400 pp. Gold and ruby ring (4000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. She is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Courier arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. 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: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1200 pp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a white and brown handkerchief worn on her right side, and she perpetually has her bastard sword ready. She has golden hair. She wears an eyepatch.

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. She is a great chef.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Vani was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 12000 gp. Obsidian (11 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Jade (90 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp).

Description: 6'10" and muscular, this eastern man wears tattered old clothes. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His ears are large.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His childhood dream was to be a Ruler, but he was a colossal failure. He's also a talented Ruler, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 5000 gp. Black pearl (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Jet (140 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears an entirely black suit with pastel socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He wears his chestnut hair up. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Astar was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Logical, Persistence. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 2000 gp. Aquamarine (1400 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

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 shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His head has been shaved. His eyes are amber and catlike.

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. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He got into the Farmer business at a young age. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Farmer responsibilities is difficult; and to be a doctor again

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Obsidian (14 gp). Amber (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Coral (120 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Coral (120 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, pastel shirt, and green tie. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her crest is brass and curly. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. 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, Arava is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Arava was born with her mother's beautiful face. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Roofer

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

Possessions: 4000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Amber (90 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 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.