<div align="center"><strong>Characters</strong></div><br/>Feel Free to post a bit about your characters here in the thread as well. When you do, Make sure you pick out a talent for them, which I'll list below.<br/><br/>So here's the deal; Each of you gets to pick out one or two 'Potential Party Members' from this list. PPMs won't necessarily be in your game right away, but they will eventually show up and join the group. If some some reason you miss out on a chosen PPM, I'll pick another one to replace him.<br/><br/><strong>There's a lot more to each character listed here, but if you want to see it, you'll have to add them to the party. These are just the basics.</strong><br/><br/><br/><strong>Male PPMs</strong><br/><br/>Kent - Super civilized, highly intelligent, human 'battlemage'. Hasn't been around very long, but already has made a name for himself thanks to his fighting skills and unique magic. Apparently an articifer, he's crafted his one-of-a-kind magical weapons himself. He has a tendency to be sarcastic or complain  in certain situations, but always comes through for his party members. (Not available at the same time as Anne)<br/><br/><br/>Eli - A Psion, and a powerful one at that. Eli is a bit pale skinned from years in the dungeons, as he's been kept under lock and key after an 'incident' with his powers. Years of training have left him calm and cool in any situation, practically to the point of being emotionless. In battle, he's cold and calculating, and can be extremely dangerous if provoked enough to show an emotional response.<br/><br/>Travis - A blood healer from the land of Alora, where any magic, especially healing, is considered crime and blasphemy. Travis was run out of his own home when he tried to heal his father's injuries at a young age, and has been trying to fit in ever since. With each attempt to help, he finds himself driven out until eventually, he had enough. These days, he works only for hire, even in Palia, where charging for something as necessary as healing seems absurd. The way he sees it, he won't help anyone who won't acknowledge his skills as useful rather than demonic, usually in the form of coin. Very slow to trust.<br/><br/>Michael - A carefree Mage with considerable talent. Fun loving, adventurous, and a bit of a playboy, Michael lives to have fun, be that an adventure, wasting away hours in the tavern, or anything else he can find as an excuse to shirk his duties as a court wizard. Along with his brother, Michael was orphaned at an early age, and passed around between orphanage and families, eventually he was sold as an indentured servant along with his brother, who was shipped off to Alora. Michael was lucky enough to have his talents noticed, and eventually rose in rants from servant at Agion palace to court wizard. He still sends regular shipments of money to his brother to pay off his contract faster.<br/><br/>Joseph - A heavy swordsman, formerly a farmer. Hoping to get knighted, thinking he'll get access to jobs, equipment, and information that will lead him to the bandit groups plaguing Grace's Blessing, wiping them out has been his goal for years. Already strong as an ox from a lifetime of raising cattle and lifting hay bales, Joseph was a force to be reckoned with long before he donned armor and a greatsword. A tactition on and off the battlefield, Jospeh always chooses his words very carefully before he speaks.<br/><br/><strong>Female PPMs</strong><br/><br/>Anne - A visitor from a foreign culture or a small island between continents, Anne comes off as highly civilized, often looking down on her surroundings. She's gained a reputation as a skilled mage, and is alarmingly accurate with any ranged weapon. (Not available as a party member with Kent)<br/><br/>Elena - An enchantress that runs a curiosity shop in Agion. Often she comes off as playful and sultry. She loves to get out of the shop and test her skills in the world, even better if she has a fun team to do it with. Though a serious flirt, she's a very casual person, and doesn't appear to want anything too serious.<br/><br/>Sapphire - It goes without saying, it's very doubtful Sapphire is her real name. A self-proclaimed 'reformed thief', Sapphire turned herself in halfway through her greatest heist, and spent years in Agion's dungeons before starting her new life, doing.... who knows? Skilled with picks and bows, and hard to win the trust of, everything about Sapphire screams 'thief.'<br/><br/>Victoria - Former gladiator, or rather, former Champion of the arena in Thelomn, Victoria was all too eager to get out of the country. Years of harsh mental and physical conditioning have left her in a state of bloodlust - as much as she tries to resist it, she always feels the pull of the arena, desperate for her next fight. She does her best to fight it, to deny it as her true nature, but gladiator conditioning is a powerful thing.<br/><br/>Brie - Wandering priestess, no longer associated with any single church or deity, she left her old one in Alora for personal reasons. Her personality can best be described as outgoing, sweet, and naive. All too often, she takes it upon herself to be the 'moral compass' of any group she gets involved with, trying to keep conflict, internal and external to a minimum. She feels all good deeds deserve to be rewarded in some way. A very talented healer, though by magic, not by blood.