Description: An older woman who is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, she is not a threatening figure. She has golden hair. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Shanairla was born the youngest of three triplets. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This light-skinned male wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Barrister responsibilities is difficult; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and he perpetually has his shield ready. He has shaved his head bald. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Naal is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Naal grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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 has passion for adventuring and risk; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 50 gp. Red spinel (120 gp). 2 Antitoxin.

Description: He wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. He carries with him a set of bows, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Clerebold speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Clerebold fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Debt. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. She is portly but not overly obese. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Murook speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Murook was born with her father's beautiful face. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her necromantic talents. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. His black hair is heavily combed to the right. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Elves. Her skin is light but she possesses many pastel ritualistic tattoos. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Quillathe abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a red tunic with tan highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her silver hair is lengthy. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Born to a Engraver, her father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Doctor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Doctor for hire.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and to be a engraver again

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 340 gp.