Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a violet costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Shane was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian, In love. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 6000 cp. Rose (30 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'7" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Theren fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Shy. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 160 gp. Rose (80 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has chestnut hair. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Faral enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the north to a Ruler, Faral learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Ruler for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears silk and lounges about seductively, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Ruler. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Ruler for hire.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Job, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 900 pp. Rose (60 gp). Clear bright green emerald (3000 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Barber. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 4 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Adelaide never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, In love, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This late middle aged woman likes to wear blue tank tops with pastel skirt and is in decent physical shape. Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His red hair is thinning but still full. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

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. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aust fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Just what you see.