Description: He is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering his clean studded leather, and carries sais. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born in the east. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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. 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. Qualen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 300 gp. White pearl (130 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This southern man dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with white slacks. His clothes are grease stained in places. His black hair is cut short. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He takes great joy in being the best Priest in town.

History: He was born in the south. 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 Priest. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 46000 sp. 2 Smokesticks. 1 Everburning torch. 1 Thunderstones. 4 Acid flasks.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his top white hat.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. Being a Scribe kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 9000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Galiena was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with black slacks. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He worked as a nervous Sage and found it very stressful. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record, Rich, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 pp. Rock crystal (60 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Emerald (600 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady white eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. Rieta 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. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 35000 sp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a brown coat. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Masseuse. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 60 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). 1 Everburning torch. 4 Antitoxin. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He dresses like a well dressed Carter does. He has wavy golden hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Carter. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Carter for the past few years.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His golden hair is braided into rings. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is a great chef.

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. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Emotional, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 15000 cp.