Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a tan broad hat and tan clothes. She has wavy black hair. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Althaea 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 Althaea. Being a Gardener kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His red hair is lengthy. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1000 cp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has a very tight haircut. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Shepherd born in the past three hundred years. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Shepherd. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Shepherd for the past few years.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. He has dyed his greying black crest a little too much giving a sharp black color. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

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. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 50 gp. Banded agate (8 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a black cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. Her black hair is knotted and matted. Her fierce black eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has worked as a Shipwright like her father before her.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 6000 cp. Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a yellow and white robe with the hood down. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly pickaxes and maces. Her hair is blonde and very short. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict, Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Deep green spinel (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She wears her blonde hair down. Her ears are large.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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. Mumpena fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Elves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. She has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her white robe. She sports black long hair. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She found a children's book about a Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Jelenneth was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 600 sp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a white coat. Her red hair is well kept. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Tomph was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gifted student she started as a Crown-heir, but she got bored and became a Courier. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Courier.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 70 gp.