Description: 3'2" and muscular, this western man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: Howard is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

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. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. Black star sapphire (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears bulky grey painted plate armor. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dwarven people; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 180 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Guard. She carries with her a set of kukris, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has dyed her greying blue hair a little too much giving a sharp blue color. Her silver unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. A freak accident while working with her Roofer mother left her crippled. Being a Guard kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 140 pp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. Her silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She uses divination through singing.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 11000 sp. Star rose quartz (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length white hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Emmeline wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Fighter, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered north to less war torn lands. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her blue crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her painting with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Painter. She has achieved small success as a Painter.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 gp. Rose (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 4'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears long strands of amber and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Sailor who has hired him part-time. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. Through the years after Rurik was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Rurik's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Nature. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She wears a green cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. She carries with her a set of bastard swords on her belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Osah was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Opinionated, Persistence. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. 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 tied-back hair is silver. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. His parents enrolled him in a Warrior school at a young age so that he could practice his druidic talents. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

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

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. Malachite (16 gp).