Description: This malnourished woman wears suspenders and green workpants. Her shirt is violet, and she wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. Her hair is chestnut and very short. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Bryseis lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. The family's rival house kidnapped her sister with the intent that her sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 70 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp).

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her white hair is thinning but still full. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a rapier on her belt. She keeps her long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Herleva 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. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 west. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 3'6" and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her hair is blonde and curly. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Mumpena and her spouse have recently divorced.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, and carries whips. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Nelkin was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Being a Courier kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: 4'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, green shirt, and brown tie. His white hair is knotted and matted. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He worked as a nervous Dilettante and found it very stressful. 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 he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears bulky violet painted plate armor. Her hair is short and brown. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Helen hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Helen has worked very hard to control her curse. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Seamstress they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Cook, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Enemies, In love. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His green eyes peer out from beneath his feathered white hat.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Ur-Lisak alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Ur-Lisak was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. He carries with him a set of bows, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Adelard wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Adelard fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1000 cp.