Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has moderate length red hair. She has amber eyes and a violet hat with a black feather.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. During her travels, Elysande and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Elysande discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Elysande fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He wears his blue crest down. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born into a rich family. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This woman wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on her right hand. Her gray fur is braided into rings. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Flame grew up listening to her mother's many stories. A freak accident while working with her Roofer mother left her crippled. 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

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2400 sp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the left. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Anne will drive conversation. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Ploughman they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Tanner, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister.

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

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 long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 74. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Drusilia grew up listening to her father's many stories. While she appears to be a normal Half-Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a white vest and prefers black and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Dilettante 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 loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Nature, Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 120 gp. Aquamarine (600 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his pickaxe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His dark red hair is braided into rings. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. After a long history of fighting, Oriax and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a grey shirt with thin black vertical stripes and white pants. Her black hair is wavy and long. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Healer born in the past three hundred years. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Nora hails from a village terrorized by giants. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Revenge.

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her black hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Agatha embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. A true patriot, Agatha would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Through the years after Agatha was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Agatha's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 sp.