Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He carries with him a set of bows on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He has styled his blue crest well, parting it to the left. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Ghesh is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born into a rich family. Through the years after Ghesh was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Ghesh's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady, and is pretty ugly. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears skinny pants and wears a blue and green robe with the hood down. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Carrie was born the youngest of three triplets. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Farmer they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Fletcher, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 31000 sp. Star ruby (1000 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Engraver

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

Possessions: 4000 sp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Gifted from a young age, Malquis studied abroad. Her divine abilities were realized during a raid on her village. 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp. Carnelian (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a simple brown robe with blue stripes complete with hood. His gray fur is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. Silver pearl (110 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western woman dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is short and chestnut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are silver.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the west were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length orange fur. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 30 gp.