Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has dyed his greying dark red hair a little too much giving a sharp dark red color. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. The war was a terrible time for him, and Akmen does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 7000 gp. Banded agate (11 gp). Iolite (50 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.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His golden hair is matted, messy, and big. He has gray eyes and a brown hat with a white feather.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Gifted from a young age, Veit studied abroad. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Sardonyx (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Spice Merchant. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born in the east to a Spice Merchant, Ahlyssa learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Ahlyssa was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 4 Antitoxin.

Description: He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats, and carries swords. His long dark red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born in the south to a Body Guard, Barakas learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 10000 sp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His black hair is long and unkept. He is baby faced.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Howard alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 50000 cp. Aquamarine (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with green slacks. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. 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. Zaffrab took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up pickaxe and armor he uses now. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Miner for hire.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He wears a colorful flower in his cinnamon fur. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 12000 gp. Blue quartz (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Coral (80 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Pink diamond (3000 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). White pearl (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. Her tied-back hair is white. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her white crest is knotted and matted. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Sensitive. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 5000 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).