Description: This woman stands a little under 4'11" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a black tunic with white highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Elysande grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Elysande. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Elysande was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 700 gp. 3 Tanglefoot bags. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: She wears a blue shirt with thin green vertical stripes and black pants. She carries a battered scythe and tarnished longbow as well. Her auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Hadwisa embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 600 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Fire opal (700 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. She has a very tight haircut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She found a children's book about a Human Paladin who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 20000 cp. Emerald (800 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp).

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His hair is white and curly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.