Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She is an epitome of beauty. She wears her black hair up. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. The war was a terrible time for her, and Shaena does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Shaena was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. 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 feels kind of lost in life; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a morningstar, but if one is not available she will default to her shortspear, and she perpetually has her shortspear ready. Her brown hair is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She hates Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Faral is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Faral fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 5000 cp. Rock crystal (70 gp). 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. Her golden hair is matted, messy, and big. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She takes great joy in being the best Animal Trainer in town.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: A 5'8" western man, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has wavy black hair. His white eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 78. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her arcane talents. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 90 pp. Amethyst (110 gp).

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'2" when asserting himself. He has moderate length silver crest. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2000 sp. Azurite (12 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp).

Description: She wears a fancy tan dress. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Gifted from a young age, Siffress studied abroad. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. Her hair is chestnut and very short. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Olivia isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. Olivia enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Olivia lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 300 sp. 2 Antitoxin.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her hair is golden and curly. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. A true patriot, Helja would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. In her 12th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. 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: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military, Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 sp. Moss agate (13 gp).