Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Painter arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Qualen and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2000 gp. Clear bright green emerald (4000 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a tan vest and prefers grey and green shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He wears his blonde hair down. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Zook abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 8000 gp.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are violet.

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 skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Callybon was born with her mother's beautiful face. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Fortune-teller for the past few years.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). A small bag of saffron. (10 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. She wears her brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 900 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a sai on her belt. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Shanairla embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. The war was a terrible time for her, and Shanairla does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Shanairla was born the youngest of three triplets. When Shanairla reached her early adolescence her Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and doesn't want to be a barrister and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. His red crest is unkempt and raggedy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. 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: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 3000 gp.

Description: This woman tends to wear a large white jacket, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: Jo is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the south. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 500 pp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp).