Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, and carries falchions. His copper crest is smooth and relatively long. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 south. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with black slacks. She carries a battered longbow and tarnished longsword as well. Her long blonde hair reaches down to her waist. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Alice's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Animal Trainer who has hired him part-time. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Erevan hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears brown trousers with blue and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1600 gp. Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp).