Description: 3'2" and muscular, this western man wears skinny pants and wears a blue and red robe with the hood down. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has gray eyes and a blue hat with a red feather.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

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. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Stableman. He tends to his Stableman job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Guardian, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 600 gp. Sard (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp).

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Fargas's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Fargas alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 200 gp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Jasper (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a blue vest and prefers tan and blue shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears suspenders and grey workpants. Her shirt is red, and she wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. Her hair is auburn and curly. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father.

Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This woman wears baggy black pantaloons and a blue scarf. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Rieta was born on a far western plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Hunter. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and to unite with her sister

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 gp. Bloodstone (20 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Malachite (16 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Semyaza hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Semyaza abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1500 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her white hair is wavy and long. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born in the east to a Miller, Gunnloda learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She's also a talented Merchant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Half-Plate.