Description: 4'11" and muscular, this western man typically wears yellow cloth garments or leather armor. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. He has blue eyes and a yellow hat with a white feather.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1900 sp. Golden pearl (150 gp). Peridot (30 gp).

Description: He has a missing right arm. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ar-Baruk grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Ar-Baruk. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 800 gp. Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Jet (100 gp). Jasper (60 gp). White pearl (100 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is short and red. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Thorin was born on a far western forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Adventurer. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Impulsive, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 27000 sp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is typically in his Locksmith uniform. He has shaved his head bald. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His first spouse was a Blacksmith, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He's also a talented Blacksmith, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Alexandrite (1100 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Pog was born with his father's beautiful face. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 27000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Sard (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat and is in decent physical shape. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. 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. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

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

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears dull pastel sweaters, loose red pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed crossbow, just in case. Her cinnamon fur is unkempt and raggedy. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 30000 cp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive, Insane. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. Fabien enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the west to a Fortune-teller, Fabien learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Fortune-teller for hire.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1400 gp. Coral (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Moss agate (12 gp).