Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. She has golden hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Performer for the past few years.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Religious, Military, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (90 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He is physically well-built. His white hair is heavily combed to the right. His ears are large.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. A true patriot, Vondal would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Vondal was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military, Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 900 pp. Moss agate (7 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Jade (60 gp). Coral (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Jet (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a worn and beaten armor. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair is red and very short. She has amber eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Sculptor but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Sculptor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Puyet fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Poor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the right. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 2000 gp. Obsidian (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Sard (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a white costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her hair is long and white with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Orcs in Arha's homeland. Arha decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Arha fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Aquamarine (700 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. He is physically well-built. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His red eyes peer out from beneath his feathered black hat.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Valorean was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Terse, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Bloodstone (40 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Clear bright green emerald (3000 gp). Sard (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This western woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the right. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Jillian embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born in the west. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 4000 gp. Blue sapphire (700 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Jet (140 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Citrine (20 gp).