Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is renowned for her bright yellow dresses and hats. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Avelina embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. 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: She was born in a small mountains village. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. 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: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a yellow suit, brown shirt, and white tie. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Cook responsibilities is difficult; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She keeps her purple hair in a flapper bob. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Makaria grew up listening to her father's many stories. A gifted student she started as a Fisher, but she got bored and became a Shoemaker. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Shoemaker and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a brown shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and yellow pants. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. He has achieved small success as a Engraver.

Motivation: To be a Shepherd again; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 140 gp. Red spinel (140 gp). 1 Silk rope.

Description: 5'10" and muscular, this western woman wears skinny pants and wears a green and grey robe with the hood down. She has wavy black hair. Her eyes are a pleasant silver.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Anakis was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Forgetful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 110 gp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His hair is chestnut and curly. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is a great chef.

History: Frouse was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her gold crest has been sun bleached extensively. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Selfish, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2900 sp. Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Obsidian (11 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair is white and very short. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 sp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp).