Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Trym wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Aristocrat, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An older man who wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs, he is not a threatening figure. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. His half smiles and white eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Mamnen grew up listening to his father's many stories. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1300 gp. Black opal (1400 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he prefers to wear flannel. His hair is long and black with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Bernard embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Through the years after Bernard was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Bernard's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'10" when asserting herself. Her hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: Tordrid speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. 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 raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Slave Trader arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 Slave Trader. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

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. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. The war was a terrible time for her, and Philomena does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. When Philomena reached her early adolescence her Halfling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Religious, Military. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She is typically in her Dyer uniform. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady red eyes.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Tiefling in existence. She is obsessed with her god.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the east were limited. She has worked as a Dyer like her father before her.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and balancing her hectic life and new dyer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 200 gp. Moonstone (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Sard (60 gp).