Description: This tall, slender man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull green iron scale mail. He wears a colorful flower in his red hair. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ar-Beka studied abroad. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Chalcedony (30 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat, he is not a threatening figure. His orange fur is still thick. He has yellow eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 11000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her white hair is thinning but still full. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: This woman loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Miner arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: An older man who wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it, he is not a threatening figure. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His childhood dream was to be a Shoemaker, but he was a colossal failure. 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: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 100 gp. Black pearl (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 5'4" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. A true patriot, Criella would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Criella liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to protect her home

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 700 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and usually wears her red robe and has her kukri always slung over her shoulder. Her red hair is still thick. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker red hat.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Eran abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism, Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. Her copper crest is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 600 sp. Rock crystal (80 gp).