Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a yellow cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. Her blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born in the east to a Sage, Aline learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Sage work with an outfit from a few towns over. Sage work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: 6'0" and muscular, this northern man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His fur is black and very short. His eyes are likewise yellow. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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 has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: Katherine was born with her father's beautiful face. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Krimmon will drive conversation. The war was a terrible time for him, and Krimmon does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 100 gp. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, grey shirt, and black tie. She wears her chestnut hair up. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the north were limited. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 150 gp. Jet (50 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears an entirely green suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines black.

Personality: She hates Tieflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born in the south to a Tanner, Akta learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. A freak accident while working with her Hunter father left her crippled. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and to be a hunter again

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is dressed in earthy colors with a green and blue handkerchief worn on her right side, and is pretty ugly. Her red crest is lengthy. Her gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: The child of a Fisher, who enjoyed hunting, Akra was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her childhood dream was to be a Fisher, but she was a colossal failure. She has achieved small success as a Brewer.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural dragonborn artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 70 gp. Carnelian (70 gp).

Description: She wears a white collared shirt and brown skirt. She accessorizes with a red scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length golden hair. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

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. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nora fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: This woman tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her right hand. She has done her best to style her blue hair to look like a famous performer. Her red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Shax was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 400 sp. 2 Smokesticks.