Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Abad was born with his mother's beautiful face. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature halberd.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Drenna will drive conversation. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Drenna alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1200 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'4" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. Her lavender fur is lengthy. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

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

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. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Impulsive, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 250 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a green coat. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her black crest is knotted and matted. She has red eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Tatyan's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. 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 end her boredom; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 100 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).

Description: This southern woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. 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 Doctor. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Doctor responsibilities is difficult; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. He has a dull look in his black eyes.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Mantus was born with his father's beautiful face. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears many layers of old clothing at all times and is in decent physical shape. She wears her brown hair up. Her black eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Farmer

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

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 3'3" and muscular, this southern man wears tattered old clothes. He wears his silver hair down. He is baby faced.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Broce was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her black hair is braided into rings. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bimpnottin grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered east to less war torn lands. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 2000 cp.