Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'4" and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his longbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His red hair is knotted and matted. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. A true patriot, Barendd would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1400 gp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp).

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, grey shirt, and tan tie. She has moderate length brown hair. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. After coming to the age of reason, Shamil took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears long strands of sapphire and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He is an epitome of beauty. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Pikar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Pikar was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: He is greedy; and revenge

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a brown coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. He keeps his golden hair in a flapper bob. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Knight. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Knight

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1800 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has no hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 300 gp.