Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, John was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He worked as a nervous Bowyer and found it very stressful. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has a hunchback. She has shaved her head bald. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Tawna was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. When Tawna reached her early adolescence her Halfling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. Her white hair is lengthy. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Gifted from a young age, Katherine studied abroad. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with pastel colored cloaks and clothing. He sports a flattop fur cut. His eyes are likewise yellow. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Aura is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Aura was born the youngest of three triplets. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Mortician they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Engraver, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a engraver and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a grey collared shirt and white pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His white hair is braided into rings. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his top grey hat.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He's also a talented Spice Merchant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Spice Merchant again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Terse, Disease, Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Rock crystal (80 gp).

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty white coat over it, and carries nunchakus. She keeps her chestnut hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. Vani is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a Mercenary, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She's also a talented Mercenary, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Poor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his right hand. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. 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 comes from a rich northern family. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He keeps his long dark red hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While he appears to be a normal Tiefling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Map Maker for hire.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and balancing his hectic life and new map maker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 130 gp. Chrysoberyl (50 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has a hunchback. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is an amazing painter.

History: Hupe was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has worked as a Fortune-teller like his father before him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2000 sp.