Description: This malnourished man wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a halberd, but if one is not available he will default to his flail. He wears his red hair up. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep white.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Barakas embodies much of what other species detest in the Tieflings. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. After a long history of fighting, Barakas and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 400 gp. Alexandrite (700 gp). Jade (50 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears a brown collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He carries with him a set of scimitars, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: The child of a Brewer, who enjoyed hunting, Balimaar was taken on many hunting expeditions. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 6000 sp. Carnelian (20 gp). 4 Acid flasks. 4 Acid flasks. 1 Holy water. 2 Antitoxin.

Description: He wears a black deerstalker hat and black clothes. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly pickaxes and hammers. His crest is bronze and very short. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: The child of a Doctor, who enjoyed hunting, Valorean was taken on many hunting expeditions. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He bought a pickaxe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has shaved her head bald. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. His hair is short and brown. He has amber eyes and a yellow hat with a green feather.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To protect his home; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 200 gp. Rose (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the right. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Solomon was born the youngest of three triplets. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 800 sp. Obsidian (14 gp). 4 Holy water.

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest, and carries glaives. Her long red fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Carter. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Chalcedony (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Rose (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). White opal (400 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.