Description: Standing 4'11", this woman wears a tan shirt, with a yellow mid length skirt with yellow tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She comes from a rich western family. When Anastrianna reached her early adolescence her Elf mother 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Just what you see.

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. Sporting a auburn mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Tenena was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Tenena fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, grey shirt, and black tie. She carries with her a set of swords, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Layabout for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull white iron scale mail. His fur, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. 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 is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her silver eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Locksmith who has hired her part-time. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she is content

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Has a crush, Nature. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

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. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To protect her home; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Guardian, Religious. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: She stands about 6'6" and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length rusty crest. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. In her 17th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. 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. Akra 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 feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a white collared shirt and green skirt. She accessorizes with a red scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She wears her auburn hair down. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Willow was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears black trousers with brown and blue striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair is short and silver. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. 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: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Zephan was born on a far northern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Architect. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.