Description: He is in excellent shape and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His green crest is greasy and uncared for. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He comes from a rich western family. Rathkran was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Rathkran decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 200 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has wavy black hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Kelter abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 3000 sp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a brown costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. His brown hair is long and unkept. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 16. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Cecily was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 Actor. After a long history of fighting, Cecily and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Actor responsibilities is difficult; and expand her business

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: The child of a Courier, who enjoyed hunting, Travok was taken on many hunting expeditions. Travok liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Melissa was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Melissa decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 200 sp. Tourmaline (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His dark red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Ahrim was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 Interpreter. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Interpreter for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a brewer again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1200 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).