Description: Standing 5'8", this man is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and black handkerchief worn on his left side. He has no hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. A gifted student he started as a Performer, but he got bored and became a Shoemaker. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Job, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 600 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing pastel cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze, and he perpetually has his kukri ready. He has wavy cinnamon fur. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears professional attire. His crest, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She wears her brown hair down. 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: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Shanairla was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Aquamarine (600 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. She is physically well-built. She has a very tight haircut. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Hunter arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered south to less war torn lands. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Hunter

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

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Slave Trader. He carries with him a set of longbows on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His yellow fur, when down, is lengthy. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Slave Trader but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His childhood dream was to be a Marshal, but he was a colossal failure. After a long history of fighting, Sun and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 pp. Onyx (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Blue-white diamond (4000 gp). Hematite (8 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Jet (110 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Eye agate (8 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. Her blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1200 gp. Aquamarine (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.