Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. She is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around her ears. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Nyx hails from a village terrorized by drow. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield. 1 Breastplate.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is wearing a long, blue cloak. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). 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: Further expansion of business; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Good lock.

Description: She wears long strands of ruby and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her tied-back hair is blonde. She has amber eyes and a red hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 6000 cp. Peridot (40 gp).

Description: He has a missing left leg. He is dressed in earthy colors with a green and white handkerchief worn on his left side. He wears a colorful flower in his white hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the north. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather. She wears her black hair up. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a white coat with blue slacks. She has moderate length bronze crest. Her gold eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed black hat.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. 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. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Bonds: In love, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She sports pastel clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her white fur is unkempt and raggedy. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Cloud was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with her brother.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 2100 sp. Malachite (7 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A 3'4" northern man, he wears a blue vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his blue boots flare out at the collars. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Layabout work with an outfit from a few towns over. Layabout work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 180 gp.