Description: This slender man stands about 5'0". He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A middle-aged man, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants, and is pretty ugly. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length white hair. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the east. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull tan iron scale mail. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has styled her red crest well, parting it to the right. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

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. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Slave, Attractive. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1200 gp. Black pearl (800 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She wears her white hair down. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Siffress was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Military. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a red vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her red boots flare out at the collars. She has wavy brown hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Body Guard profession.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She struck the Mortician job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Flaws: Secretive, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears tattered old clothes. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Nissa is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her parents were killed by giants in a raid when she was still a young child. The giants captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a simple white robe with tan stripes complete with hood. She has styled her black hair well, parting it to the left. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Nella lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1700 gp. Aquamarine (1500 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'5" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His blonde hair is lengthy. 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 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: Dreali was born with his mother's beautiful face. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Mercenary for hire.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and expand his business

Ideals: Joker, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 100 pp. Citrine (60 gp). Coral (80 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 6'8" western man, he wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is yellow, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. His black crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are red.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 600 sp.