Description: With pastel face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Karg was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Karg decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'1" and muscular, this northern man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gold eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Shedinn is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1600 gp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 3'11" and wears long strands of topaz and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Whurbin hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and revenge

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: Standing 2'9", this woman wears a worn and beaten armor. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Philomena hails from a village terrorized by giants. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 8000 sp. Eye agate (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 12000 cp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears bulky grey painted plate armor. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. A true patriot, Kilvar would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Kilvar was born with his father's beautiful face. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 150 pp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his 20th 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 left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 5000 gp.