Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He usually wears his black robe and has his lance always slung over his shoulder. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He wears an eyepatch.

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 loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Barkeep arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He tends to wear a red poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He carries with him a set of nunchakus on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Hugh grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Cynical, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her blue crest, when down, is lengthy. Her gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. Nala 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: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Passionate, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1600 gp. Alexandrite (1100 gp). Citrine (70 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her hair is cut close to her head. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Xanaphia lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (30 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a violet costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. His red hair is lengthy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Bernard hails from a village terrorized by brigands. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his father's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered brigands who tried to eat his hand. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 5000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). Gold and ruby ring (10000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized pastel coat. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Nimble hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Nimble was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature morningstar.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1500 gp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp).