Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is light but he possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. He is typically in his Shepherd uniform. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Rael lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Family, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 150 gp. Golden pearl (100 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has moderate length purple hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Rimmon was born with his father's beautiful face. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She wears just a brown suit. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her brown hair is lengthy. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Ahlyssa was born with her father's beautiful face. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'10". She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'5" when asserting herself. She has no hair. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the east were limited. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 130 gp. Malachite (14 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears dull red sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed spear, just in case. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Layabout. He has worked as a Layabout like his father before him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Opinionated, Optimist. Bonds: In love, Military, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 120 pp. Obsidian (15 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a simple black robe with blue stripes complete with hood. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her black eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson black hat.

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. She takes great joy in being the best Gardener in town.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A gifted student she started as a Priest, but she got bored and became a Gardener. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Gardener.

Motivation: She is content; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Job, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A 6'2" western man, he is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats. His head has been shaved. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a Locksmith first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He takes great joy in being the best Locksmith in town.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Hugh liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is content

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Military, Nature. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born in the south. Einkil was born on a far southern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Animal Trainer. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 2100 sp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp).