Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker violet hat.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She takes great joy in being the best Detective in town.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 180 gp. Carnelian (30 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. 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: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Puyet was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the south were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Bellfounder. His bronze crest is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

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 lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Nithther was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Being a Bellfounder kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Military, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 6'4" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is dressed in earthy colors with a black and blue handkerchief worn on her left side. She has wavy brown hair. Her eyes are likewise white.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has worked as a Courier like her mother before her.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Slave, Job, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His hair is black and curly. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. 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 has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mercenary.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush, Nature, Military. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Sailor. She carries a battered lance and tarnished shortspear as well. With bright red hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into 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. 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: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Valanthe abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To be a Gardener again.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat and is in decent physical shape. He has no fur. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears a simple tan robe with grey stripes complete with hood. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the island 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 island due to the painful memories there. Enialis took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up quarterstaff and armor he uses now. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born into a rich family. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Just what you see.