Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her silver hair is long and unkept. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Hecat was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Slave, Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman has the majority of her body covered in plate. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: Dariff wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Dariff fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 5'8" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright yellow and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His hair is chestnut and very short. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born in the north. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and money/treasure

Flaws: Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He likes to wear violet tank tops with pastel pants. He has a very tight haircut. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Shipwright. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He wears a violet coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. He is portly but not overly obese. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is obsessed with his god.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Religious, Slave. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). 3 Smokesticks. 7 Acid flasks. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His blue hair is singed and shortened. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Fenriz lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 330 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'2" when asserting herself. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand her business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 100 gp. Onyx (50 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is dressed in an above average manner. He has moderate length black hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he's attracted to the pc

Flaws: Terse, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: 6'1" and muscular, this western man wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 220 gp. Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Iolite (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.