Description: This late middle aged man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it and is in decent physical shape. His crest is copper, silky, and of moderate length. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Kerkad has worked very hard to control his curse. After a long history of fighting, Kerkad and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Spy

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears bulky white painted plate armor and is in decent physical shape. Her tied-back hair is auburn. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Miner. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to be a marshal again

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. His eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. 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. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Barakas fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to protect his home

Ideals: Logical, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1300 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'10" western man, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat. His dark red hair is still thick. This silver eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

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. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he has a crush on the local sculptor

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: An older man who wears tattered old clothes, he is not a threatening figure. He has dyed his greying yellow fur a little too much giving a sharp yellow color. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Miller and was forced into it by his family; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 600 gp. Star rose quartz (30 gp). Amber (110 gp). Azurite (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's in love; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Just what you see.