Description: 4'0" and muscular, this western woman wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her golden hair is heavily combed to the right. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: Jade (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has no crest. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born in the east to a Cook, Pijjirik learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: Expand his business; and money/treasure

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears professional attire. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a strong sense of loyalty to elven people

Flaws: Insane, Sensitive, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has done her best to style her green crest to look like a famous performer. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Jaxi is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Jaxi lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Brewer they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Shepherd, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 60 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a red coat with brown slacks. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears just a white suit. He is physically well-built. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new map maker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Passionate, Extrovert. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is dark but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She wears a blue vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her blue boots flare out at the collars. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. A freak accident while working with her Roofer father left her crippled. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things.

Flaws: Mundane, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: 6'0" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His hair is short and auburn. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. The war was a terrible time for him, and Don does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, and he perpetually has his morningstar ready. His hair is brown and very short. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born into a rich family. After coming to the age of reason, Chad took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 sp.