Description: He stands about 5'3" and is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bowyer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 90 gp. Chrysoberyl (60 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Passionate, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 16000 cp.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright pastel and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She carries with her a set of lances on her belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She sports a flattop fur cut. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. 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 raised by priests from a young age. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his left hand. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Lewis grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Lewis. He became a Body Guard soon after.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job, Slave, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a grey collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a red scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her brown hair is cut short. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is a great chef.

History: Born to a Fortune-teller, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. Some 6 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Gurdis never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is wearing a long, tan cloak. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He is a Metallic Dragon in disguise. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears an entirely tan suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is a great chef.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Freshwater pearl (11 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She stands about 6'5" and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She has moderate length lavender fur. This copper eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Flame was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Bonds: Guardian, Military, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Sporting a blonde mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 320 gp. Jasper (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). 1 Antitoxin.