Description: This late middle aged man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs and is in decent physical shape. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a Stableman, his father struggled to pay the bills. Through the years after Pikar was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Pikar's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. 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: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

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

Possessions: 1900 gp. Smoky quartz (50 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp).

Description: He wears a white costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. He carries with him a set of crossbows on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born in a small plains village. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ar-Beka fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Moonstone (60 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'8" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her silver hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Vadania was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. A freak accident while working with her Sellsword mother left her crippled. She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 20 pp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Wymar was born with his mother's beautiful face. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 500 gp. Blue quartz (10 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Sard (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a greataxe, but if one is not available he will default to his kukri. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His bronze crest is knotted and matted. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Baradad reached his early adolescence his Dragonborn mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears skinny pants and wears a brown and pastel robe with the hood down. Her silver hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Yurgunn is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Gifted from a young age, Yurgunn studied abroad. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 60000 cp. Aquamarine (400 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Jade (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He very much looks the part of a Ruler. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Ruler arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Ruler work with an outfit from a few towns over. Ruler work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'9" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is blue, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. She wears her blue hair up. She has a tattooed face.

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 does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Fisher but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born in the north. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and money/treasure

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She wears bulky pastel painted plate armor. She carries with her a set of kukris, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 500 gp. Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Sard (20 gp).