Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull white iron scale mail. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Sapply enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears dull black sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed falchion, just in case. His blue hair, when down, is lengthy. This white eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gifted student he started as a Fisher, but he got bored and became a Shepherd. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 2000 sp. Emerald (1400 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp).

Description: This western woman wears an entirely grey suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Jane was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is greedy

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was born in the north. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears bulky grey painted plate armor. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Elysande was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Banker. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his quarterstaff, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. He has no fur. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Healer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in the north to a Healer, Two Llamas learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. 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 wants to get laid; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Joker, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Healer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 280 pp.

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 a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat. Her hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. A friendly and beautiful Halfling, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Seraphina was born with her father's beautiful face. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 500 gp. White opal (1000 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp).

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears a grey broad hat and grey clothes. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and 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

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a red coat. He has shaved his head bald. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

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 however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 7000 sp.