Description: This slender woman stands about 6'7". She wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length black crest. She is baby faced.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Hillanot is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Hillanot lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. Her hair is silver and curly. Her eyes are silver and catlike.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

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 brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shava fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Secretive, Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, marred by chocolates. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is content; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 30 gp. Onyx (40 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has wavy red hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ombul grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Ombul. After months of barely getting by, Ombul managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'0" when asserting himself. He wears a colorful flower in his yellow fur. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Armorer mother left him crippled. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She dresses well, wearing yellow shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, and she perpetually has her longbow ready. Her black hair is still thick. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Helen was born with her mother's beautiful face. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. 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 end her boredom.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her red hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears a mask on her face.

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. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. He has no hair. His black unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. 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: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Eiravel embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Guard hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Guard for the past few years.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 280 gp.