Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a fancy white dress. She has slicked back black hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Helen was born on a far southern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Roofer. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with her brother.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 800 gp. Rock crystal (30 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gomory fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 10000 cp. Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Coral (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a simple blue robe with violet stripes complete with hood. Her hair is auburn and very short. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: She was born in a small plains village. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 700 gp.