Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a simple brown robe with black stripes complete with hood. Her golden hair is lengthy. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Jarana grew up listening to her mother's many stories. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Sensitive, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. This violet eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Thamior will drive conversation. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Thamior 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. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 west. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Bonds: Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 5'6" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears violet trousers with brown and pastel striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her hair is short and golden. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: The child of a Tanner, who enjoyed hunting, Shanairla was taken on many hunting expeditions. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. She bought a dagger and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She wears tattered old clothes. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her kukri, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. She has done her best to style her blue crest to look like a famous performer. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A gifted student she started as a Baker, but she got bored and became a Tailor. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 500 sp. Freshwater pearl (10 gp).

Description: He very much looks the part of a Scribe. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His brown hair is braided into rings. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

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 fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gifted student he started as a Soapmaker, but he got bored and became a Scribe. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Scribe.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 3'2". She wears white trousers with yellow and green striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts, and her gloved hand is found clutching a dagger. With bright black hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a Mercenary first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Tyna was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Bonds: Job, Religious, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He stands about 3'1" and likes to wear white tank tops with brown pants. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His chestnut hair is cut short. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Addict, Mundane. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: A 4'3" western man, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. His auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the west. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a yellow collared shirt and black skirt. She accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has wavy golden hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: The child of a Shepherd, who enjoyed hunting, Bethrynna was taken on many hunting expeditions. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 3000 cp. Silver pearl (120 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.