Description: An older woman who is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze, she is not a threatening figure. Her silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Helen abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Hugh wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Paladin, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Hugh lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. One day when Hugh was young, his father was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his father dropped to the ground dead. His father had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Hugh was heart-stricken from the event, and his mother started working long hours to provde for them. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 100 gp. Violet garnet (1400 gp).

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He carries with him a set of scimitars on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Gerard has worked very hard to control his curse. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: An older woman who is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, she is not a threatening figure. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Millicent grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Joker, Logical. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 700 gp. Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.