Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a yellow tunic with green highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her hair is white and curly. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. He tends to wear a large grey jacket. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. He is baby faced.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Dean lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Debt. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: She stands about 5'8" and is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is long and brown with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small brown clips. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. 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 born in the south. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Seamstress and was forced into it by her family; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She carries with her a set of bastard swords, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair is short and white. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. 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. Jane fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 800 gp.