Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His blonde hair and beard is wavy and long. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. A friendly and beautiful Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 pp. Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Amber (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp).

Description: This western woman wears a yellow cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her auburn hair is well kept. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: A 5'4" western man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Conrad was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to protect his home

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1800 gp. Fire opal (900 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Jade (130 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'8" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Nirgel wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Adept, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Nirgel liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 300 pp. Aquamarine (400 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are likewise black.

Personality: Uzza speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born in a small forest village. Through the years after Uzza was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Uzza's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 9000 sp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears silk and lounges about seductively and is in decent physical shape. His scarlet crest is heavily combed to the right. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, In love, Religious. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1500 gp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'10" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 3000 cp. Chrysoberyl (130 gp).