Description: He is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather, and carries nunchakus. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Family, Military. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 17000 cp.

Description: This man is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and white handkerchief worn on his left side, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His head has been shaved. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Gifted from a young age, Lewis studied abroad. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Laborer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Laborer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears tattered old clothes. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Ar-Gul was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Ar-Gul was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 800 gp. Rose (40 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Black pearl (900 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears skinny pants and wears a brown and white robe with the hood down. She sports white long hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Katherine is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her first spouse was a Spice Merchant, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp).

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants. Her long lavender fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Kite was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 7000 sp. Red-brown spinel (150 gp). White opal (600 gp).

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has styled her blonde hair well, parting it to the left. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

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 able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and usually wears his black robe and has his sickle always slung over his shoulder. His crest is bronze and very short. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has worked as a Barrister like his father before him.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a barrister and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many violet ritualistic tattoos. She wears a yellow coat over a violet low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. Her hair is brown and curly. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a blue coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon her head. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Quillathe hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Revenge; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 200 pp. Rose (40 gp). White opal (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Sard (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp).