Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, and carries spears. He has wavy brass crest. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Zedaar will drive conversation. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born in the north. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 10000 cp. Hematite (6 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Peridot (80 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears dull blue sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed shield, just in case. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Map Maker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears just a black suit. His white hair is heavily combed to the left. He has gleaming, smiling silver eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature halberd.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Secretive, Fearful, Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. After coming to the age of reason, Mormo took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 100 pp. Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp).

Description: This woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on her left hand. She has no hair. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her parents were killed by brigands in a raid when she was still a young child. The brigands captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She wants revenge against brigands; and many brigands want her driven away

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 100 sp. Onyx (70 gp). 1 Silk rope.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He wears a worn and beaten armor, marred by teas. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak, and is pretty ugly. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is a great chef.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 70 pp. 4 Tanglefoot bags. 4 Alchemist’s fire.