Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. Her hair is silver and very short. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. The war was a terrible time for her, and Damaia does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born into a rich family. 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 has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: This man is very fat, and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has wavy brown hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 30 gp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He tends to wear a yellow poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He is physically well-built. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: Standing 3'3", this man dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: He was born in a small island village. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. He has never given up on his music dream.

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

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears tattered old clothes. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. He has amber eyes and a white hat with a black feather.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Priest born in the past three hundred years. 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: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Yurk was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her white crest is matted, messy, and big. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 800 sp. Blue quartz (11 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 2'10". He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His head has been shaved. He has blue eyes.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Gildmak is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Gildmak lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Through the years after Gildmak was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Gildmak's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She stands about 6'3" and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Dyer. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is mildly Dragonborn supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

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. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 2000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. His silver hair is long and unkept. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Elaim was born the youngest of three triplets. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 120 gp.