Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe. His blue hair is braided into rings. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are black.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Barakas was born with his father's beautiful face. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of brigands

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 100000 cp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp).

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She carries with her a set of shortspears on her belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

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

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Verna was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 600 gp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Hematite (15 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a white cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. His blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born to a Laborer, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 300 gp. Black star sapphire (500 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp).

Description: He wears a yellow tunic with black highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around his shoes. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his sai, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Tharivol embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Tharivol lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Tharivol was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 6000 sp. Freshwater pearl (8 gp).

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Guard. He is physically well-built. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length white hair. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Guard work with an outfit from a few towns over. Guard work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull brown iron scale mail. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

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. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural tiefling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'11" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He is baby faced.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature, In love. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 3000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.