Description: This late middle aged man wears dull red sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed falchion, just in case and is in decent physical shape. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. 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 feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Pacifist, Professionalism. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes goblins are coming to abduct people. Thea is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Thea abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 30000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'8" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a blue armored body suit, with a simple red line shooting up and back down. She wears a colorful flower in her golden hair. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Valanthe fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 400 gp. Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He carries with him a set of sickles, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His purple hair is unkempt and raggedy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Gold and ruby ring (8000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears just a green suit, and he perpetually has his scythe ready. His red hair is lengthy. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Gifted from a young age, Melech studied abroad. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Rose (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He carries with him a set of daggers, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His lavender fur is thinning but still full. His copper eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker brown hat.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 160 gp. Azurite (16 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her tied-back hair is red. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 5000 cp.