Description: 5'4" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her purple hair is knotted and matted. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her silver eyes.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Gifted from a young age, Shax studied abroad. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His blue hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are white.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when he was still a young child. The gnolls captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He carries a battered spear and tarnished kukri as well. He has moderate length black hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Wrenn was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He wears a black tunic with white highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. He carries with him a set of flails on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He wears his red hair down. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. The war was a terrible time for him, and Amnon does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In his youth he was a Map Maker, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger sister on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. 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. Amnon fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to protect his home

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Guardian, Military. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the right. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. After coming to the age of reason, Baern took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tiefling artifacts is his passion; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 400 sp. Banded agate (8 gp). 1 Silk rope.

Description: An older woman who wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a pastel coat, she is not a threatening figure. She wears her orange fur down. This copper eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. 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: She was born in the east. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Farmer. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Harvest fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 15000 cp.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her long silver hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Through the years after Philomena was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Philomena's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He wears his chestnut hair down. His eyes are silver and catlike.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She wears a grey vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her violet leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her grey boots flare out at the collars. Her golden hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Williamina grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Through the years after Williamina was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Williamina's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature crossbow.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 160 gp.