Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears skinny pants and wears a grey and black robe with the hood down. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. 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-sister.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Through the years after Ralf was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Ralf's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 20 pp. Deep green spinel (130 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a black vest and prefers grey and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His silver crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born into a rich family. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. 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. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Pacifist, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 90 gp. Red-brown spinel (110 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is typically in her Butcher uniform. She has wavy beige fur. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Born in the east to a Butcher, Beast learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Bonds: Job, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western woman is wearing a long, blue cloak. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (70 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.