Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Odo was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 600 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Sumnes was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She is greedy; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 600 sp. Violet garnet (200 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Banded agate (13 gp).

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he tends to wear a violet poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His head has been shaved. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Soapmaker arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 300 pp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Jet (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He likes to wear green tank tops with blue pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'6" when asserting himself. He wears his rusty crest up. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Heskan is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He worked as a nervous Blacksmith and found it very stressful. He tends to his Blacksmith job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

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

Possessions: 900 gp. Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Military, Debt. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Animal Trainer. She carries a battered bastard sword and tarnished hand crossbow as well. She keeps her black hair in a flapper bob. Her silver eyes peer out from beneath her feathered black hat.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. A true patriot, Beleth would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. 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 Animal Trainer for hire.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Military, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 700 gp. Alexandrite (1200 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a axe, but if one is not available he will default to his scythe. His copper crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1900 sp. Peridot (80 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. Tordrid is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born in the north to a Sage, Tordrid learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She became a Sage soon after.

Motivation: To be a Actor again; and to reunite with her absent mother

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family, Attractive. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 90 pp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with violet lining and desert motifs. He has wavy black hair. His face is scarred and worn.

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 also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Architect hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 gp. Jasper (50 gp).