Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Half-Elven culture. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He bought a kukri and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people; and half-elven compassion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears long strands of ruby and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her hair is long and brown with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small blue clips. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. 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 is greedy; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 120 gp. Aquamarine (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. She has slicked back black hair. She is baby faced.

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. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is chestnut and very short. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Finellen is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. After months of barely getting by, Finellen managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has wavy brown hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. A gifted student he started as a Seamstress, but he got bored and became a Miller. He has worked as a Miller like his father before him.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and to be a seamstress again

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military, Nature, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Cook. Her crest is black and curly. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gold eyes.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Pyxrin was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She dresses like a well dressed Stylist does. She wears her golden hair up. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Stylist.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: A 5'5" northern man, he wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a shield, but if one is not available he will default to his halberd. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: Rael lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away; and he wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He wears long strands of opal and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has a hunchback. He has a very tight haircut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 sp.