Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a white coat with violet slacks. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Raer was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Secretive, Insomniac. Bonds: Slave, Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 3000 gp. White pearl (120 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp).

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. His head has been shaved. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed grey hat.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Cory was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Expert, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Expert in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a robe, a symbol of her god around her neck, and a quarterstaff on her belt. She wears her silver hair up. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Sarah was born with her mother's beautiful face. When Sarah reached her early adolescence her Human mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'4" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. Her silver crest is long and unkept. Her gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Ruler father left her crippled. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1200 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. His silver crest, when down, is lengthy. His gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is a great chef.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 900 gp. Eye agate (15 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright pastel and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her red fur is thinning but still full. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Jeweler profession.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job, Attractive. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 200 gp. Amethyst (100 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

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. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Bethrynna will drive conversation. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born into a rich family. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 100 pp. Golden pearl (60 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears long strands of aquamarine and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He wears his blonde hair down. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Frouse was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Frouse decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 500 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp).