Description: Standing 5'2", this man wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a morningstar on his belt. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born in a small desert village. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 41000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears dull red sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed kukri, just in case. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Slave, Job, Family, Poor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'10" and wears an entirely black suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her white hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She worked as a nervous Blacksmith and found it very stressful. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She is portly but not overly obese. Her blue crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Pyxrin was born with her father's beautiful face. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Pyxrin was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Addict, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 380 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair is auburn and curly. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 400 gp. Moonstone (70 gp). Amber (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This malnourished woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her hair is short and white. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She was granted druidic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 10000 sp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears just a black suit. His hair is cut close to his head. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Paymon grew up listening to his mother's many stories. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Paymon was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears skinny pants and wears a green and tan robe with the hood down. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Gifted from a young age, Sorath studied abroad. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Guardian, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2300 gp. Carnelian (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his sickle, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. His golden hair is knotted and matted. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Jade (110 gp). Sard (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp).