Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He is an epitome of beauty. He sports a flattop hair cut. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Slave, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 390 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her head has been shaved. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Jarsali is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She took after her father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her father taught her to defend herself. When her father died while fighting dire rats, the young Hecat began to lead the lost caravan. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a pastel scarf. His fur is gray, silky, and of moderate length. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. 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: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Shifting was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Knight.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Gold music box (3000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. 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 born in the west. Senteq was born on a far western forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Barrister. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 110 pp. Zircon (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He tends to wear a blue poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His tied-back hair is golden. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born in the south. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 16000 sp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a black tunic with brown highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around her shoes, and is pretty ugly. Her bronze crest is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She worked as a nervous Weaver and found it very stressful. She has achieved small success as a Weaver.

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

Ideals: Optimist, Logical, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 50 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.