Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He takes great joy in being the best Ruler in town.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Rael was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He then took over the family business and is one of the better Ruler for hire.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Tourmaline (70 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has slicked back black hair. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Felosial was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. After coming to the age of reason, Felosial took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a violet tunic with red highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small violet clips. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: The child of a Sculptor, who enjoyed hunting, Millicent was taken on many hunting expeditions. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Millicent took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up scimitar and armor she uses now. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Family, Nature, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears a blue coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears his black hair up. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. A true patriot, Alston would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. Star ruby (800 gp).

Description: She wears a green vest and prefers black and violet shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. She is baby faced.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Pyra was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.