Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His brown fur is still thick. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Through the years after Flask was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Flask's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He is physically well-built. He has moderate length black fur. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: River was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He became a Glassblower soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, and carries longbows. His hair is golden and curly. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. 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 is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 370 pp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. His black hair is knotted and matted. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. Malmûg 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: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Malmûg was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Through the years after Malmûg was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Malmûg's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears long strands of topaz and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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 Guard. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 gp. Black pearl (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). White pearl (130 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

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 likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. She bought a sai and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: 6'1" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her white crest is braided into rings. Her red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His brown hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. At a young age his father died while driving off some giants. His mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in crossbow use. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Erevan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 20 gp. Bloodstone (80 gp).

Description: She wears a red vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her red boots flare out at the collars. She has shaved her head bald. 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 likes to make people angry or surprised. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 28000 sp. Eye agate (6 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.