Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Aldous was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Paladin, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Paladin in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her scarlet crest is braided into rings. Her skin is flawless and her gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

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. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered east to less war torn lands. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Glassblower

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

Possessions: 1500 sp. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This late middle aged woman is dressed in an above average manner and is in decent physical shape. Her purple hair is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are likewise white. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Jezebeth hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her first spouse was a Roofer, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She is content; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: He wears a green coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. He carries with him a set of sais, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has a hunchback. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Dalgal grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Dalgal. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 140 pp.

Description: He wears a blue vest and prefers green and blue shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He is physically well-built. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Joker, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He wears his cinnamon fur down. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature falchion.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Military, Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.