Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'4" and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Gardain took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up bastard sword and armor he uses now. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Gifted, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Amber (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Obsidian (10 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. He wears his chestnut hair down. His skin is flawless and his silver eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was born into a rich family. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Tiefling conditions. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the right. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He takes great joy in being the best Weaver in town.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He's also a talented Herbalist, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she is greedy

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 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.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a green and tan handkerchief worn on her left side, and she perpetually has her morningstar ready. Her silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her fierce black eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Ishte hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Ishte abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He keeps his long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. He has green eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Peren was born the youngest of three triplets. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the west were limited. He struck the Banker job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Job, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Rhodochrosite (9 gp). 2 Smokesticks.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a white and black handkerchief worn on his left side. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He worked as a nervous Tailor and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Opinionated, Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 3'2" and muscular, this southern man wears tattered old clothes. His hair is golden and very short. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, 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. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. She is physically well-built. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 350 gp.