Description: This late middle aged man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition and is in decent physical shape. His hair is cut close to his head. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: The child of a Map Maker, who enjoyed hunting, Purban was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Body Guard.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing a long, pastel, dusty cloak. His lavender fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Pelt will drive conversation. A true patriot, Pelt would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Military, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 70000 cp. Jade (140 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His fur is cut close to his head. His eyes are copper and catlike.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Great was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Religious. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1100 gp. Rose (30 gp).

Description: He wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. Varis liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 60 pp. Alexandrite (400 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp).

Description: Standing 6'5", this man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Shedinn was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She keeps her long purple hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are a pleasant silver.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Dilettante but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Dilettante hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is her passion; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Persistence, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 10000 cp. Deep blue spinel (1300 gp).

Description: This woman is wearing a long, yellow, dusty cloak. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on her left hand. Her auburn hair is wavy and long. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born into a rich family. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. She has amber eyes and a grey hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

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. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Cook. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 100 sp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp).

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. His chestnut hair is still thick. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born into a rich family. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 4 Acid flasks. 1 Smokesticks.