Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving Barendd is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She has dyed her greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. She has gray eyes and a white hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Mentor, Job, Debt. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 220 pp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Mindartis hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Mindartis lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Slave Trader. He has achieved small success as a Slave Trader.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Painter does. Her golden hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Painter. She is an amazing painter.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Stacee was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Debt, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He is physically well-built. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. He has amber eyes and a white hat with a black feather.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and doesn't want to be a performer and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Moonstone (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Sard (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are white.

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 has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. After a long history of fighting, Astar and his spouse have recently divorced.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a black cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his right hand. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His silver eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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 can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. Through the years after Valafar was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Valafar's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 300 gp. Rock crystal (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a blue collared shirt and green skirt. She accessorizes with a yellow scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military, Religious. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a brown collared shirt and red skirt. She accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has moderate length chestnut hair. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Ovina lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 Painter. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Masseuse they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Painter, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand her business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1600 sp.