Description: He is in excellent shape and is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the left. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To protect his home; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 12000 cp. Amber (100 gp). Eye agate (7 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'2" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has moderate length golden hair. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

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 Healer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Persistence, Pacifist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 70 pp. Zircon (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Jet (110 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Coral (110 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 6'7" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He keeps his long scarlet crest kept up in a rat tail. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. 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: Gifted from a young age, Arjhan studied abroad. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He's also a talented Marshal, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1 Disguise kit. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Theirastra was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: An older man who wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, he is not a threatening figure. His crest is white and curly. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born into a rich family. Through the years after Rivaan was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Rivaan's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Bounty Hunter but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Akmen was born the youngest of three triplets. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Disciplined, Pacifist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'1" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He wears his white hair down. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. Varis enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He got into the Map Maker business at a young age. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a simple brown robe with grey stripes complete with hood. Her fur is black and curly. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 120 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp).