Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly sickles and morningstars. His hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. After months of barely getting by, Krusk managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 190 gp. Tourmaline (60 gp). Moss agate (4 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. He is an epitome of beauty. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is typically in his Body Guard uniform. His beige fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Body Guard work with an outfit from a few towns over. Body Guard work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He tends to his Body Guard job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 280 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp).

Description: Standing 6'5", this man wears silk and lounges about seductively. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He is baby faced.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She wears her white hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Fletcher for hire.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a pastel cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. His red fur is heavily combed to the left. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Blacksmith arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp).

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. She carries with her a set of greatswords on her belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She keeps her blue hair in a flapper bob. Her gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: The child of a Merchant, who enjoyed hunting, Ronwe was taken on many hunting expeditions. She worked as a nervous Knight and found it very stressful. She's also a talented Merchant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Knight

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

Possessions: 200 gp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Amber (140 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Citrine (40 gp).