Description: He has a missing right arm. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his pickaxe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His red hair is long and unkept. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Guardian, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears just a red suit. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. The war was a terrible time for her, and Nikki does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He is physically well-built. His black hair is long and unkept. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 3000 cp. Silver pearl (50 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a green coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. Her silver hair is still thick. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her first spouse was a Shepherd, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 20 gp. Golden pearl (70 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His purple hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are black and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Akmen is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 gp.