Description: He wears just a tan suit. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly halberds and swords. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered red stockings. She has moderate length black hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Peridot (70 gp). 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. He has a hunchback. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. His white fur is heavily combed to the left. His yellow eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

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; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This tall, slender man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His black crest is greasy and uncared for. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He uses divination through singing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and 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: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Barber

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1500 gp. Amethyst (110 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp).

Description: She wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 290 gp. Tourmaline (130 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, brown shirt, and grey tie. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her top black hat.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 700 gp. Aquamarine (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and likes to wear violet tank tops with grey pants. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

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, Rolen and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 600 gp. Black pearl (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and likes to wear ponchos typically of a light violet in addition to tight pants. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Mara was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. 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. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Debt. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 10000 cp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp).