Description: 3'7" and muscular, this eastern man wears silk and lounges about seductively. His red hair is knotted and matted. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Sapply was born with his father's beautiful face. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 8000 gp. Smoky quartz (50 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 6'2" eastern woman, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her fur is black, silky, and of moderate length. Her fierce copper eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She came across an abandoned tomb where she found a relic that called out to her. After picking it up she was cursed by vampirism.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: She is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering her clean studded leather. She carries a battered club and tarnished scimitar as well. Her black hair is singed and shortened. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: An older man who typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is short and brown. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Horza will drive conversation. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Horza was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 gp. Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. His hair is long and brown with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and expand his business

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is renowned for her bright white dresses and hats. Her hair is short and black. Her ears are large.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Family, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 220 pp. Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Sard (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western woman wears a black coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Vezera was born with her father's beautiful face. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man wears a black cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 28. 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 is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and 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

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Military, Rich, Guardian, Criminal record. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Blue sapphire (600 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Jet (50 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.