Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His parents enrolled him in a Bard school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Mason for the past few years.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 5000 sp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears dull green sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed nunchaku, just in case. She has wavy blue hair. Her eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Astaro grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his bastard sword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Soveliss was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man usually wears his violet robe and has his bow always slung over his shoulder. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Gifted from a young age, Naill studied abroad. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and expand his business

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is wearing a long, brown cloak. Her white hair is still thick. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Valida 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull green iron scale mail, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Dadalan hails from a village terrorized by brigands. He married young, but lost his spouse to brigands. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. 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: Gimble was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. At a young age his father died while driving off some brigands. His mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in bastard sword use. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gimble fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and many brigands want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 900 gp. Tourmaline (60 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Jet (60 gp).