Description: This man wears bulky tan painted plate armor. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. Aelar enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Aelar 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 is content; and to end his boredom

Flaws: Mundane, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 100 gp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp).

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise violet.

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 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: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Glim was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 240 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a green armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. His white crest is matted, messy, and big. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: Kerkad is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He prefers to wear flannel. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Flaws: Terse, Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Military, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His blue crest, when down, is lengthy. This gold eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Bonds: Slave, Religious, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Banded agate (15 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Jet (40 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Carnelian (70 gp).

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He is portly but not overly obese. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gerald grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'10" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a brown vest and prefers red and tan shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She dropped out of school to support her sick father, and resented it. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 300 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears green trousers with grey and white striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She wears her purple hair up. Her fierce white eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Religious, Debt. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 330 gp. Amber (100 gp).

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. He carries a battered scimitar and tarnished shortspear as well. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born in the north. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He tends to his Ploughman job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Religious. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 2800 gp. Obsidian (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp).