Description: A moderately attractive man, he tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His tied-back hair is white. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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 knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 300 gp. Onyx (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'7" and muscular, this western man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his scimitar with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His blonde hair is long and unkept. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Military. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is yellow, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Goroth embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her red hair is cut short. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. Vanchu enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: Joser wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Cleric, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: He was born into a rich family. A gifted student he started as a Junk Dealer, but he got bored and became a Body Guard. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Black pearl (500 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a tan costume with the symbols of strength on her torso. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Arara took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up sword and armor she uses now. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Moonstone (40 gp). 1 Magnifying glass.