Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has a long red ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. 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. Ielenia fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Aline grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: He has a missing left leg. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Chalcedony (30 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she very much looks the part of a Mortician. Her chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Mortician born in the past three hundred years. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Mortician for the past few years.

Motivation: To protect her home; and expand her business

Bonds: Job, Attractive, Mentor, Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A 5'0" northern man, he wears a blue vest and prefers black and yellow shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has no hair. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. 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: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Golden pearl (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His scarlet crest is braided into rings. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Weaver. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Revenge; and many brigands want her driven away

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: An older man who wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants, he is not a threatening figure. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: Horza hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 600 sp. Banded agate (5 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears baggy black pantaloons and a green scarf. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He got into the Guard business at a young age. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 70 gp. Sardonyx (50 gp). 1 Banded mail.