Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears bulky pastel painted plate armor. His fur is black and curly. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

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 is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist, Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a scythe, but if one is not available she will default to her quarterstaff. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Jasmine enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the east. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Seamstress hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 50000 cp. Rhodochrosite (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1600 sp. Eye agate (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp).

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly bastard swords and monstrous two handed axes. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Disease, Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is light but he possesses many pastel ritualistic tattoos. He dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with tan slacks. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp).