Description: An older man who wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a trident on his belt, he is not a threatening figure. His white hair is heavily combed to the left. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Tanner arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 2000 cp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (20 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: 5'5" and muscular, this eastern man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. His lavender fur is heavily combed to the right. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Guard born in the past three hundred years. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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 Guard. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Guard responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 3200 gp. Black pearl (1500 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Jade (60 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length black hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Half-Orc in existence. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 200 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a yellow costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. His brown hair is singed and shortened. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His hair is chestnut and very short. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tiefling companion (his 'brother'). He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: This man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His bronze crest is lengthy. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist, Shy. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 900 gp. Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She keeps her auburn hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Quillathe enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Debt. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 47000 sp. Malachite (13 gp). Rose (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Hematite (13 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.