Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Joan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. 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. Joan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Dean hails from a village terrorized by brigands. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Dean was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and he wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 500 gp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). 2 Antitoxin. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with tan slacks. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'2" western woman, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Rosalind was born the youngest of three triplets. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Rosalind was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Shepherd and was forced into it by her family; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). 1 Everburning torch. 1 Thunderstones. 2 Antitoxin. 1 Thunderstones.