Description: She is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. She wears baggy black pantaloons and a pastel scarf. She has a hunchback. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. 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: Elysande hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: In love, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: American accent

Possessions: Alexandrite (1000 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. He wears his red hair down. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

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. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 800 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, marred by chocolates. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Charles hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the south. After coming to the age of reason, Eloise took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 5000 sp. Rock crystal (60 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp).