Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 3'1". He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Dyer, and his gloved hand is found clutching a club. His head has been shaved. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His parents were killed by brigands in a raid when he was still a young child. The brigands captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears long strands of opal and short violet dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Sarah was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she is greedy

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 gp. Alexandrite (300 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'8" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her gold crest is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are red.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Quespa is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a Knight, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 6'5" and wears a white top hat and white clothes. He has moderate length blonde hair. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ghûra fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Standing 6'1", this woman wears a green shirt, with a grey mid length skirt with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She wears her scarlet crest down. Her skin is flawless and her red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Megren hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. 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: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her first spouse was a Assassin, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Assassin they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Doctor, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Doctor and was forced into it by her family; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Black star sapphire (400 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak, marred by beers. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Painter. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 south. He tends to his Painter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To protect his home; and expand his business

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Rhodochrosite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 3'11", this man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is red and curly. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. The war was a terrible time for him, and Elaim does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

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. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Elaim was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 20 gp. Golden pearl (140 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears just a black suit. She has black hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She carries with her a set of longswords, each one with a opal on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has dyed her greying black fur a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Tabaxis in Nimble's homeland. Nimble decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nimble fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Opinionated. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 1700 gp. Jasper (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.