Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her white hair is cut short. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Avice was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting orcs, the young Avice began to lead the lost caravan. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Avice was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and many orcs want her driven away

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His first spouse was a Stylist, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Knight and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and black handkerchief worn on his left side. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has brown eyes and a tan hat with a black feather.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born into a rich family. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her hammer with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is content

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman prefers to wear flannel. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She worked as a nervous Blacksmith and found it very stressful. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Blacksmith.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Blacksmith responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 60 gp. Azurite (6 gp).

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with violet lining and desert motifs. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His ears are large.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 sp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp). 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her crest is white, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Gesrethe was born with her mother's beautiful face. A freak accident while working with her Ruler mother left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Cynical, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a white and brown handkerchief worn on his right side. He carries with him a set of tridents on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. 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, Bertram is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bertram grew up listening to his mother's many stories. 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 Painter. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her golden hair is braided into rings. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Scribe. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Scribe.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 sp.