Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a pastel tunic with black highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. Her hair is long and black with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small white clips. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Vani speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a red coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He wears his chestnut hair up. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Damien wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he is content

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 350 gp. Malachite (4 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He dresses well, wearing green shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His red crest is heavily combed to the left. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He takes great joy in being the best Merchant in town.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He tends to his Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his white robe. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Alston's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: Alston hails from a village terrorized by drow. A freak accident while working with his Courier father left him crippled. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and prefers to wear green clothing when she does not wear armor. Her black crest is heavily combed to the right. Her skin is flawless and her gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. Being a Bowyer kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant, Slave, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He stands about 6'3" and dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her yellow eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 500 gp. Silver pearl (80 gp). 1 Half-Plate.