Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 gp. Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a yellow shirt, with a green mid length shorts with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, he is not a threatening figure. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Ruler arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His first spouse was a Painter, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Ruler for the past few years.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. His blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 600 sp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is renowned for his bright red suits and hats. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. His ears are large.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born in the west. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He then took over the family business and is one of the better Stylist for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a miller again

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Slave, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man wears dark leathers with embroidery. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears his golden hair up. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Aerdeth grew up listening to his mother's many stories. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Stableman. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Stableman for the past few years.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 600 gp. Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is wearing a long, brown cloak. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length yellow fur. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: An older woman who wears a black vest and prefers yellow and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, she is not a threatening figure. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Ownka and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 4 Antitoxin.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. She keeps her long brass crest kept up in a rat tail. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Born to a Ruler, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp).