Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a quarterstaff on his belt. His dark red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Oriax hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. 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. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 90 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp).

Description: He is wearing a long, tan cloak. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his scythe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. He sports a flattop hair cut. His ears are large.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Debt. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears a fancy blue dress. She has dyed her greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Valanthe was born on a far western mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Fletcher. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1 Disguise kit.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his greataxe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His red fur is singed and shortened. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a great chef.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.