Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Adelard was born the youngest of three triplets. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat, and is pretty ugly. Her red hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Galiena has worked very hard to control her curse. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Disease. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She carries a battered greataxe and tarnished rapier as well. Her white hair is thinning but still full. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Body Guard arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 20000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman wears a grey tunic with brown highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Hadwisa isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.