Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. Her blue hair, when down, is lengthy. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Ishte hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 south. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Backpack.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull white iron scale mail. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the left. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He hates Gnomes with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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 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: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Hematite (13 gp).

Description: A 3'1" northern man, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Mortician hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Fulbar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a yellow costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. Her red hair is cut short. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Bethrynna was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the south were limited. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing her hectic life and new hunter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Gardain embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Gardain hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Job, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 110 pp.

Description: This northern woman wears a tan costume with the symbols of strength on her torso. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her white hair is wavy and long. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born in the north. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Navigator hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Anselm took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up axe and armor he uses now. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 60 gp. Violet garnet (300 gp).

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Mercenary business.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Vani alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Passionate, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 140 pp. Violet garnet (600 gp).

Description: She wears violet painted combat armor at almost all times. She is portly but not overly obese. Her blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Ahinar isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Elven unity. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 300 gp.