Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Heward was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When Heward reached his early adolescence his Half-Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Bonds: Guardian, Military, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He usually wears his black robe and has his hand crossbow always slung over his shoulder. His brass crest is braided into rings. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Military, In love. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 5'3". He wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants, and his gloved hand is found clutching a glaive. He wears his brown hair up. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His first spouse was a Navigator, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Debt. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 90 gp. Bloodstone (50 gp).

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, and carries flails. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Thorin was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Thorin decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: This woman wears long strands of emerald and short yellow dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Shanairla was born on a far northern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Navigator. She's also a talented Banker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Military, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has moderate length brass crest. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Pandjed was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 3100 sp.

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is an amazing painter.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He dresses like a well dressed Guard does. He has no hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady silver eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. Her brown hair is long and unkept. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Avice was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. While she appears to be a normal Half-Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Insane. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 3000 cp. Coral (40 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.