Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Blacksmith, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'8" when asserting herself. She has wavy red hair. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Galiena was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Galiena decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Criminal record, Nature, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 140 pp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she dresses well, wearing yellow shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has a very tight haircut. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Sumnes was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 700 sp. 3 Thunderstones.

Description: He likes to wear yellow tank tops with grey pants. He has auburn hair. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Naeris is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Naeris lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 Body Guard. He tends to his Body Guard job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice, Impeccable. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is short and silver. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Being a Spice Merchant kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She wears just a yellow suit, and carries longbows. Her chestnut hair is cut short. She has brown eyes and a yellow hat with a blue feather.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Elysande lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Elves in Elysande's homeland. Elysande decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 40 pp. Pink pearl (70 gp).

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She carries a battered rapier and tarnished hand crossbow as well. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep silver.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Actor. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Actor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Actor work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 70 gp. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. She tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has a hunchback. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Insane. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To be a Bricklayer again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Chalcedony (50 gp).

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Engraver does. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (200 gp).