Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. His skin is light but he possesses many violet ritualistic tattoos. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Roland has worked very hard to control his curse. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His blue crest is braided into rings. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Shamash was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

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

Ideals: Opinionated, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 100 gp. Silver ewer (90 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She has a hunchback. She has slicked back black hair. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Shaena wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Adept, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Shaena abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

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

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Red-brown spinel (110 gp).

Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has done her best to style her rusty crest to look like a famous performer. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to protect her home

Ideals: Joker, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2200 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp).

Description: She likes to wear brown tank tops with black skirt, and she perpetually has her shortspear ready. Her red fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2000 sp. Iolite (50 gp). 4 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Thunderstones.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small violet clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. 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 speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Bertram was born on a far eastern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Cook. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 20 pp. Tourmaline (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp).

Description: 5'1" and muscular, this eastern man prefers to wear flannel. His brown hair is singed and shortened. He has gold eyes and a green hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Skamos was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is content; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 300 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a red coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. His black hair is heavily combed to the right. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Faran was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and 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

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 7000 sp. Black star sapphire (900 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield. 1 Full Plate. 1 Darkwood Buckler.