Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

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. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. 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 is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1100 gp. Citrine (80 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is dressed in an above average manner. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. He is baby faced.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He is a great chef.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. A true patriot, Eberdeb would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and expand his business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 3 Thunderstones.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a red coat. She wears a colorful flower in her brown hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Interpreter but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Opinionated, Pacifist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 9000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Barkeep and was forced into it by her family; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Rich, Nature, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Obsidian (6 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Sard (50 gp). Red spinel (70 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. She sports a flattop crest cut. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Naal lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. 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: Seeks redemption; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 3000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).