Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears dull white sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed glaive, just in case. Her auburn hair is cut short. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her painting with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. Her first spouse was a Navigator, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. He has black hair. He has gleaming, smiling black eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: To protect his home; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1000 cp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor. She carries with her a set of sais, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her red hair is well kept. Her skin is flawless and her violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nella fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His chestnut hair is cut short. He has violet eyes and a grey hat with a green feather.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. Being a Fisher kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She has auburn hair. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 200 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. His hair is red and curly. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

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. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man wears a black vest and prefers brown and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his right hand. He sports a flattop crest cut. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 600 sp. 3 Holy water.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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. A friendly and beautiful Halfling, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nelkin grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tiefling companion (his 'brother'). He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 sp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp).

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her small black hat.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Aym was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 800 sp.