Description: A 6'0" northern man, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. His cinnamon fur is still thick. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born in the north. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. After a long history of fighting, Cask and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and money/treasure

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 260 gp. Onyx (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp).

Description: She wears a fancy black dress, and carries whips. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 17000 cp. 2 Smokesticks. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears suspenders and tan workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. Her red hair is thinning but still full. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Thiala was born in the west. 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: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Bloodstone (70 gp). Hematite (15 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 4'10" and wears a white tunic with grey highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. Sporting a red mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Grai was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. She carries with her a set of glaives on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. She has shaved her head bald. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Alice is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Body Guard but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Alice fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He is physically well-built. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Dwarf in existence. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When Gilthur reached his early adolescence his Dwarf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Secretive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black opal (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp).

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: Diesa was born with her father's beautiful face. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Slave Trader born in the past three hundred years. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Nalral was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To be a Guard again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, In love. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears professional attire. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. His parents enrolled him in a Aristocrat school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Malachite (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Coral (60 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp).