Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Humans. Her skin is light but she possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has moderate length brown hair. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Mercenary and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 600 sp. Jasper (30 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He is baby faced.

Personality: Shifting 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 moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Shifting took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up halberd and armor he uses now. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 80 gp. Peridot (20 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 shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her red hair is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. 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. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Banded agate (10 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She keeps her bronze crest in a pixie cut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. Jheri was born on a far northern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Hunter. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. His red hair is cut short. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His childhood dream was to be a Sailor, but he was a colossal failure. He became a Banker soon after.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Banker responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 13000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, and she perpetually has her kukri ready. Her long blonde hair reaches down to her waist. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born in the east. 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. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 2800 sp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

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 vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Joker, Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: She prefers to wear white clothing when she does not wear armor. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her golden hair is heavily combed to the right. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Masseuse hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 50 gp. Obsidian (14 gp).

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has wavy black fur. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has achieved small success as a Painter.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 200 gp.