Description: He stands about 5'0" and is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has wavy black hair. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A 5'2" northern woman, she prefers to wear flannel. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Cook who has hired her part-time. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Cook for the past few years.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Has a crush, Criminal record, Rich, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: 4'7" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. She has chestnut hair. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. After coming to the age of reason, Quillathe took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a ceremonial dagger on his belt. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His lavender fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Edge hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born to a Shoemaker, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Slave Trader 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 gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Edge fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Professionalism. Bonds: Slave, Poor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: This southern woman prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is short and golden. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Hugolina lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Hugolina alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a mason and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her brass crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. When Pogranix reached her early adolescence her Dragonborn father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Fearful, Racist. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He stands about 5'0" and tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 30 gp. Red garnet (160 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a tan coat. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. The war was a terrible time for her, and Symma does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Symma has worked very hard to control her curse. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

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

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She sports brown long hair. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Philomena was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 40 gp. Citrine (80 gp).