Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His golden hair is cut short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His first spouse was a Barrister, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Shy, Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and carries hand crossbows. Her scarlet crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2000 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who is well dressed, constantly wearing a violet suit, blue shirt, and white tie. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bounty Hunter. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and to be a spice merchant again

Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 900 gp. Eye agate (16 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp).

Description: 6'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He sports a flattop crest cut. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. 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 raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Animal Trainer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His parents enrolled him in a Cleric school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Cynical, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears a yellow costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. He wears a colorful flower in his silver hair. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Bernard is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a brown costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. 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: 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. His first spouse was a Merchant, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'0". He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull black iron scale mail, and his gloved hand is found clutching a monstrous two handed axe. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: Rurik speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a black cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. His copper crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Ildrex's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ildrex fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 100000 cp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp).

Description: He wears an entirely violet suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He carries with him a set of longswords on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He got into the Tanner business at a young age. A freak accident while working with his Cartwright mother left him crippled. He has achieved small success as a Tanner.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 700 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp).