Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around his ears. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Ruler. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Peridot (80 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp).

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her lance with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has wavy white hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and balancing her hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Blue sapphire (500 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Jet (50 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and pastel handkerchief worn on her right side. Her tied-back hair is black. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

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 loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. Being a Butcher kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 800 sp. Amethyst (160 gp).

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She carries with her a set of ceremonial daggers on her belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. Her black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Sarah was born the youngest of three triplets. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 40000 cp. Moss agate (4 gp). Malachite (4 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His golden hair is singed and shortened. He has blue eyes and a tan hat with a white feather.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Seamstress hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he has a crush on the local knight

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 20000 cp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. Her ears are large.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing a long, pastel, dusty cloak. He keeps his white fur in a flapper bob. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the east. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Terse, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 pp. Hematite (5 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp).