Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Cory speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. His blonde hair is lengthy. His ears are large.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Dwarves in Nalral's homeland. Nalral decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times and is in decent physical shape. Her golden hair is cut short. She has blue eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Liftrasa was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He is physically well-built. His blue hair is still thick. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He uses divination through singing.

History: Mormo was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Moss agate (15 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp).

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has moderate length white hair. His eyes are white and catlike.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Tethren was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 60 pp. Red spinel (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat. His crest, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Bidreked's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Stableman. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 220 pp. Sard (30 gp). Emerald (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.