Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears a blue tunic with black highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around his shoes, marred by beers. His tied-back hair is silver. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born in the north to a Shepherd, Paelias learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 gp. Eye agate (14 gp).

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has moderate length chestnut hair. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Myathethil isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1500 gp. White pearl (130 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Vapula lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and doesn't want to be a dilettante and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Black opal (1400 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a violet cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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 Carter. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 30 gp. Red garnet (40 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She is an epitome of beauty. Her hair is long and auburn with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small brown clips. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Poor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 100 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a black and pastel handkerchief worn on her left side. She carries with her a set of rapiers on her belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. The war was a terrible time for her, and Tomph does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Painter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Tomph fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Guardian, Military, Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 130 pp.

Description: She wears tattered old clothes, and carries longswords. Her crest is scarlet and curly. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 3000 gp. Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Rose (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants, and carries warhammers. His white hair is singed and shortened. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Marbas lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has achieved small success as a Stableman.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length golden hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist, Joker. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.