Description: She typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. She is physically well-built. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Miner for the past few years.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a white coat. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her sai, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. She has auburn hair. This violet eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. The war was a terrible time for her, and Oolah does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the south were limited. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: Standing 5'9", this man wears tattered old clothes. He has wavy chestnut hair. His white unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Sensitive, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This western man wears tattered old clothes. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the right. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. 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: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Actor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Sard (40 gp).

Description: 4'11" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a simple pastel robe with grey stripes complete with hood. Her yellow fur is lengthy. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. One day when Shifting was young, her mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly her mother dropped to the ground dead. Her mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Shifting was heart-stricken from the event, and her father started working long hours to provde for them. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Architect and was forced into it by her family; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: White pearl (100 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Black opal (500 gp).

Description: 2'10" and muscular, this southern man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears suspenders and violet workpants. Her shirt is grey, and she wears a heavy violet leather apron most of the time, and is pretty ugly. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Born to a Armorer, her father struggled to pay the bills. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Mercenary responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Poor, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears dull grey sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed sai, just in case. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is short and auburn. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 40 gp. White pearl (50 gp). 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is wearing a long, white cloak. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born in the south to a Guard, Tawar learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Guard.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Guard

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

Possessions: Just what you see.