Description: This slender man stands about 5'1". He dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a white coat with grey slacks. He wears his brown hair up. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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 revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has black hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Merihim grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 150 pp. Aquamarine (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His white hair is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her long silver hair reaches down to her waist. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. After a long history of fighting, Xanaphia and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: 5'11" and muscular, this western woman wears skinny pants and wears a brown and green robe with the hood down. Her golden hair is wavy and long. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 5 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Aline never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, In love. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Red spinel (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a red top hat and red clothes. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

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. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. 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: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is black and very short. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has achieved small success as a Bowyer.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His head has been shaved. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1400 gp. Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has moderate length brown hair. His eyes are white and catlike.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Xappan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A freak accident while working with his Cook mother left him crippled. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 gp. Amethyst (120 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Zircon (40 gp).