Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a black cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. His scarlet crest is still thick. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Healer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Shamash was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Shamash has worked very hard to control his curse. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Healer.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 120000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman prefers to wear flannel, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her white fur is unkempt and raggedy. Her fierce copper eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Barkeep business.

History: Born to a Bather, her mother struggled to pay the bills. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: In love, Poor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and green handkerchief worn on her right side, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'2" when asserting herself. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length black hair. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She takes great joy in being the best Unemployed in town.

History: Born in the east to a Unemployed, Salanop learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Pacifist, Impeccable, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2300 gp. Malachite (12 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Obsidian (16 gp). Rose (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His beige fur is greasy and uncared for. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Cloak hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 180 pp. White opal (700 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a sword on his belt. He wears his blue hair down. He has red eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. While he appears to be a normal Tiefling, 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. 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. Nicor fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson brown hat.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. A true patriot, Thorin would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Military, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 200 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He is physically well-built. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Barendd was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Family, Debt. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 70000 cp. Hematite (5 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. 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 wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.