Description: He tends to wear a large brown jacket. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 270 pp. Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her fur is lavender and very short. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Through the years after Art was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Art's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and doesn't want to be a adventurer and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 300 gp. Black pearl (500 gp). Jasper (60 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a brown wide-brimmed hat and brown clothes. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Einkil grew up listening to his father's many stories. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Now he works as a writing tutor during his time off.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist, Logical, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (70 gp).

Description: He stands about 6'7" and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His ears are large.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Body Guard arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1300 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has a very tight haircut. He has hazel eyes and a white hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 700 pp. Sardonyx (50 gp). Coral (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Blue diamond (5000 gp).