Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is dressed in an above average manner. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Merchant. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, In love, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 180 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her scythe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has violet eyes and a brown hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and she has a crush on the local guard

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Poor, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 11000 sp. Black opal (700 gp). Banded agate (14 gp).

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears tattered old clothes. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Chad enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp. Jade (140 gp). Obsidian (16 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a greataxe on his belt. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Small steel mirror.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a hunchback. She has styled her silver hair well, parting it to the right. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: She has a missing left leg. She is dressed in an above average manner. Her moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Rosalind 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 Rosalind. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and brown handkerchief worn on his left side. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his feathered blue hat.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Nim has worked very hard to control his curse. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 250 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.