Description: This malnourished woman wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the east. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. She usually wears her tan robe and has her spear always slung over her shoulder. She has a hunchback. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She wears her red hair up. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gynk grew up listening to her mother's many stories. A freak accident while working with her Apothecary mother left her crippled. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Grisha 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker brown hat.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Roland has worked very hard to control his curse. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Flaws: Greedy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a tan vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her pastel leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her tan boots flare out at the collars. Her tied-back hair is silver. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Sumnes was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Detective. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and balancing her hectic life and new detective responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Carnelian (40 gp).

Description: 2'10" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is wearing a long, red cloak. He wears a colorful flower in his auburn hair. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Burto was born the youngest of three triplets. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and doesn't want to be a sellsword and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich, Military. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her long gold crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is lean but muscular and prefers to wear flannel. She has wavy white hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: Born in the west to a Stylist, Ella learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Stylist for the past few years.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Job, In love, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.