Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is wearing a long, black cloak. Her long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears bulky tan painted plate armor. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying north to reunite her family. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shava fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a simple green robe with brown stripes complete with hood. She keeps her black hair in a flapper bob. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 170 gp. Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Eye agate (15 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her white hair is lengthy. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Nija was born with her mother's beautiful face. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nija fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Opinionated, Logical. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 220 gp. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a hammer on his belt. His hair is short and red. His fierce silver eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When Qemuel reached his early adolescence his Tiefling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his feathered violet hat.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Ernest alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 320 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. She has a very tight haircut. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. 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: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. 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: To be a Sage again; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (140 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She tends to wear a large grey jacket. She is portly but not overly obese. Her white hair is still thick. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Vonana was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She became a Tanner soon after.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a simple brown robe with white stripes complete with hood, and is pretty ugly. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.