Description: She stands about 3'6" and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her crossbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Born in the east to a Crown-heir, Ella learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Crown-heir for the past few years.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her hammer, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. She wears a colorful flower in her lavender fur. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her red hair is still thick. Her eyes are a pleasant black.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Through the years after Rieta was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Rieta's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Azurite (11 gp).

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her crest is cut close to her head. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. 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. Harann fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his yellow robe. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Efferil has worked very hard to control his curse. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 6'6" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has done her best to style her blue crest to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Uadjit alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Uadjit was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times. Her white hair is singed and shortened. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Through the years after Valanthe was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Valanthe's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: This man wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber 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. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. After coming to the age of reason, Gerbo took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and dresses like a well dressed Carter does. His hair is dark red and curly. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Mordai was born the youngest of three triplets. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He has worked as a Carter like his father before him.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 190 gp.