Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is dressed in earthy colors with a green and brown handkerchief worn on his left side. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are white and catlike.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Through the years after Valafar was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Valafar's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. Her golden hair is long and unkept. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Leshanna hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her painting career. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She married young, but lost her spouse to brigands. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears violet robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a flail, but if one is not available he will default to his falchion, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His long blonde hair reaches down to his waist. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Robert never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Bonds: In love, Attractive, Guardian, Military. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her white hair is lengthy. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Murgen wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Barbarian, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Murgen was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Murgen decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 130 gp.