Description: This late middle aged woman is dressed in an above average manner and is in decent physical shape. Her brown hair is braided into rings. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Valida hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. A freak accident while working with her Herbalist father left her crippled. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Valida was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: She wants revenge against brigands; and many brigands want her driven away

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull black iron scale mail. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Thomas was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Thomas was born on a far southern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Knight. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 200 sp. Red-brown spinel (90 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His tied-back hair is silver. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. 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: He got into the Navigator business at a young age. He worked as a nervous Navigator and found it very stressful. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Engraver they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Navigator, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To be a Engraver again; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Bonds: In love, Job, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He carries with him a set of rapiers on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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. Lucan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 260 gp. Eye agate (10 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'2" and dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Sumnes isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Some 6 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Sumnes never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy yellow fur. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with pastel colored cloaks and clothing. He has a hunchback. His yellow fur is braided into rings. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Lone was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Jade (120 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears suspenders and green workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady black eyes.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Barrister. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a black armored body suit, with a simple pastel line shooting up and back down. She wears her chestnut hair up. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Phelaia wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. 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. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has wavy white hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful, Insane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.