Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has no hair. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When Balifra reached her early adolescence her Dwarf 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 was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 140 gp. Sardonyx (70 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Military. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 150 gp. Golden pearl (90 gp).

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a white and grey handkerchief worn on his right side, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'1" when asserting himself. His tied-back hair is golden. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Born to a Adventurer, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (130 gp).

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a white collared shirt and tan skirt. She accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She wears her white hair up in a very large beehive style do. She is baby faced.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Anne was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 north. She tends to her Fisher job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She wants revenge against orcs; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears skinny pants and wears a black and white robe with the hood down. Her blue crest has been sun bleached extensively. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Priest who has hired her part-time. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born in a small desert village. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Animal Trainer. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she wants to get laid

Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Borgu was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. Her ears are large.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted, Logical, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a black armored body suit, with a simple yellow line shooting up and back down. She has a long silver ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Nogu is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. A true patriot, Nogu would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Nogu was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She is greedy; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

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

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his right hand. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Arumawann grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Arumawann. After a long history of fighting, Arumawann and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 80 pp.