Description: 5'6" and muscular, this western man wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair is chestnut and very short. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 200 gp. Blue quartz (9 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp).

Description: He wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants, and carries falchions. He wears his brown hair down. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. 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 was born several months after his father was called into army service. When Cressel reached his early adolescence his Tiefling 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. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Cressel fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave, Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: Bloodstone (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 3'0" and wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Pearl embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Through the years after Pearl was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Pearl's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Fortune-teller and was forced into it by her family; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'2". She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her brown hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Myria was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Servant

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his greatsword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt and is in decent physical shape. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Guard business.

History: Born in the south to a Guard, Taklinn learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Guard. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears bulky black painted plate armor. She has a very tight haircut. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: Puyet hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 400 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). 1 Small steel mirror. 1 Crowbar. 1 Average lock.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. 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 was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He found a children's book about a Dwarf Ranger who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he's attracted to the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Slave, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears bulky brown painted plate armor. His orange fur is knotted and matted. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Art hails from a village terrorized by brigands. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1100 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a simple black robe with tan stripes complete with hood. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Insane, Selfish, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 5000 sp.