Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. After months of barely getting by, Gardain managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 2300 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a simple pastel robe with yellow stripes complete with hood. He has beige fur. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. The war was a terrible time for him, and Beast does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. Through the years after Beast was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Beast's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. A true patriot, Fistula would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Fistula was born the youngest of three triplets. While she appears to be a normal Half-Orc, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1000 gp. Gold music box (2000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he prefers to wear flannel. His hair is blue and curly. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a detective again

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 20 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: This woman wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 110 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a grey vest and prefers black and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has achieved small success as a Mortician.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has a very tight haircut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Healer born in the past three hundred years. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Fistula was raised in a hard working conservative environment. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a priest again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job, Attractive. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is white and curly. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Bricklayer for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Bricklayer responsibilities is difficult; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born in the east. When Ûkshak reached his early adolescence his Half-Orc father 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's since become an addict/alcoholic.

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

Flaws: Addict, Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 800 gp.