Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her axe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Elysande was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to pay off her debts

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Selfish. Bonds: Mentor, Debt. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her shortbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. Her hair is white and very short. She has violet eyes and a red hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born in the south to a Knight, Nedda learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her druidic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She's also a talented Bookbinder, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Red garnet (60 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a grey coat. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: She was born in a small desert village. A freak accident while working with her Priest mother left her crippled. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a glaive on her belt. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. 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. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Chaedi fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Poor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She wears her blue hair up. She has silver eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: The child of a Bowyer, who enjoyed hunting, Bryseis was taken on many hunting expeditions. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Bowyer they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Gardener, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. She wears a colorful flower in her blonde hair. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Malquis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Malquis grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Malquis. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She has wavy lavender fur. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Five was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Five liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is her passion; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Job, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This man stands a little under 3'0" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. 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: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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 Locksmith. He has worked as a Locksmith like his mother before him.

Motivation: To be a Priest again; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. 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: Bork lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 300 sp.