Description: She is in excellent shape and wears suspenders and blue workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Mara studied abroad. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She likes to wear green tank tops with violet skirt, and she perpetually has her sword ready. She has done her best to style her blue hair to look like a famous performer. Her white eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful, Insane. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 250 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his feathered white hat.

Personality: Silvo wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Merchant. 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: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She stands about 5'4" and wears a worn and beaten armor. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She has moderate length blonde hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Half-Elf in existence. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Faral alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and revenge

Ideals: Justice, Philantrophist. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars. Her silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Myev was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 30 pp. Hematite (9 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a black coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. He sports a flattop crest cut. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 40 gp. Freshwater pearl (12 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears baggy white pantaloons and a brown scarf. He has wavy golden hair. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Professionalism, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is wearing a long, red, dusty cloak, 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. With wild blonde hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her necromantic talents. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 500 sp. Moss agate (9 gp).

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around her ears. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. She found a children's book about a Gnome 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. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 gp.