Description: An older woman who wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a hand crossbow, but if one is not available she will default to her bastard sword, she is not a threatening figure. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Ostracized due to the necromantic 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 was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born in a small desert village. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. Her violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Vistra grew up listening to her father's many stories. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Vistra alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Vistra was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 6000 cp. Coral (70 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'0". He is wearing a long, tan cloak. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a Bather first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His childhood dream was to be a Guard, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 16000 cp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (40 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat. He is physically well-built. He wears his red hair down. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. Melech liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 200 sp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears bulky black painted plate armor. His silver crest has been sun bleached extensively. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Kaladan abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 600 sp. Jasper (70 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Peter is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Hunter arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Peter was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Military, Rich, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), marred by sweets. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 100 gp. Violet garnet (300 gp).

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. Her fur is beige and curly. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Pelt lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She worked as a nervous Bather and found it very stressful. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Hunter they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Bather, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Optimist, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Azurite (5 gp).