Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His black hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Hoshgrish abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'3" and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born in a small plains village. Peter liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he's in love

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: In love, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. Her long red crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. Being a Merchant kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Mercenary; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 20 pp. Golden pearl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her yellow fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. She is baby faced.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Cartwright but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Cartwright arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her black hair is singed and shortened. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.