Description: This dark-skinned male wears professional attire. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Ar-Baruk is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a grey tunic with brown highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. His golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Blacksmith.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants. He wears his lavender fur up. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady yellow eyes.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. 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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Military. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 200 pp. Rhodochrosite (10 gp).

Description: This woman tends to wear a large yellow jacket. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on her right hand. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Isabella hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. She is typically in her Bowyer uniform. She has a hunchback. She has styled her auburn hair well, parting it to the right. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Bowyer. Being a Bowyer kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 50000 cp. Onyx (80 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Rose (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 6'7" northern woman, she wears a black broad hat and black clothes. Her crest is gold and very short. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. Her parents were killed by giants in a raid when she was still a young child. The giants captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Nature, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He wears a simple tan robe with black stripes complete with hood. He has a hunchback. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Frouse lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Elven doctor. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.