Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'3" when asserting himself. His brown fur is heavily combed to the right. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She has a large violet mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 190 pp. Jasper (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 3'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a simple white robe with brown stripes complete with hood. He has no hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. 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: He was born in the east. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and elven compassion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Cynical. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She wears a blue collared shirt and black skirt. She accessorizes with a pastel scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt, and she perpetually has her glaive ready. Her silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Bookbinder kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: Standing 2'8", this woman wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She keeps her red hair in a flapper bob. This violet eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Jo hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Through the years after Jo was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Jo's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and a deep hatred of goblins

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears long strands of topaz and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has done his best to style his scarlet crest to look like a famous performer. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Direcris enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Sailor arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 6000 cp. Red garnet (150 gp).

Description: 5'5" and muscular, this western woman is dressed in a clean yellow cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Sarah hails from a village terrorized by drow. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She wants revenge against drow.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a grey wide-brimmed hat and grey clothes. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Healer; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Secretive. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Just what you see.