Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Zaffrab is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Zaffrab has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 22000 sp. Citrine (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Jade (120 gp). Amber (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears professional attire. His hair is long and red with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. 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: To unite with his brother; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 12000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. He carries with him a set of longswords on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He has styled his bronze crest well, parting it to the left. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. 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: Gifted from a young age, Fax studied abroad. When Fax reached his early adolescence his Dragonborn mother 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. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 9000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. Her golden hair is cut short. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Neega was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Ruler. She became a Ruler soon after.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and expand her business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering his clean studded leather. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ernest fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a rapier, but if one is not available he will default to his shield. He has a hunchback. His white hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are silver.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 98. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1400 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His fur is red, silky, and of moderate length. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born in the east to a Barber, Trail learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He tends to his Barber job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to be a barrister again

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Greedy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, In love. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. He has moderate length black hair. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. When Purban reached his early adolescence his Halfling 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 has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To be a Doctor again; and balancing his hectic life and new interpreter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She wears her silver hair down. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Akta lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.