Description: She wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a nunchaku, but if one is not available she will default to her halberd. Her hair is short and blonde. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Helja was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears bulky tan painted plate armor. His white hair is lengthy. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born in the north. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Elven doctor. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 340 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying west to reunite his family. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Heian was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 2000 cp. Jasper (50 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears a colorful flower in his green crest. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his small black hat.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 160 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp).

Description: He wears dull yellow sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed bastard sword, just in case. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. He is an epitome of beauty. He has moderate length red hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she wears long strands of aquamarine and short pastel dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her gray fur, when down, is lengthy. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born in the south to a Seamstress, Cloud learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her childhood dream was to be a Mortician, but she was a colossal failure. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Seamstress for hire.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1 Simple lock.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. 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 Blacksmith. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Rich, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 110 gp.