Description: This man wears a brown vest and prefers yellow and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His copper eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Tricking lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 220 pp. Banded agate (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He is physically well-built. He has moderate length copper crest. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a black armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and money/treasure

Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 150 pp. Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 2900 gp. Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'6". She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs, and her gloved hand is found clutching a shortbow. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Hematite (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears baggy pastel pantaloons and a brown scarf. His red fur is braided into rings. His copper eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 3000 sp.