Description: He wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Akmen was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. His first spouse was a Stableman, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 6000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'11" southern man, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His golden hair is heavily combed to the left. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a sword, but if one is not available she will default to her shield. Her hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Traulam lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He usually wears his black robe and has his crossbow always slung over his shoulder, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'10" when asserting himself. His red hair is thinning but still full. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. After coming to the age of reason, Uthûg took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bounty Hunter.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 4'0" and likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Morkral wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Paladin, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... The war was a terrible time for him, and Morkral does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. In his 18th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother 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 has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: She wears a tan shirt with thin violet vertical stripes and yellow pants. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, and is pretty ugly. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Greethen abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 2000 sp. Sardonyx (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Red garnet (160 gp).

Description: He wears an entirely black suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly kukris and shortspears. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Secretive. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 gp. Rock crystal (60 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). 1 Superior lock. 1 Average lock.