Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'2" when asserting herself. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a Guard first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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 Guard. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand her business; and a deep hatred of illithids

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Varis was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His childhood dream was to be a Performer, but he was a colossal failure. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 10 pp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp).

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her hair is silver and very short. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Joan's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. The war was a terrible time for her, and Joan 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 father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. 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 hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is a great chef.

History: Shump was born with his mother's beautiful face. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull brown iron scale mail. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

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 youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Emotional, Fearful, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 6000 cp. 2 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Gomory lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her red hair is braided into rings. She is baby faced.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. 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 son.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears baggy grey pantaloons and a tan scarf, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'3" when asserting himself. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Painter who has hired him part-time. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. When Justin reached his early adolescence his Human father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Performer. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end.

Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich, Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Knight. He became a Knight soon after.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.