Description: This man wears pastel robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a sword, but if one is not available he will default to his sickle, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His orange fur is smooth and relatively long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Leaf wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Commoner, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Family, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and blue handkerchief worn on his right side. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Tiefling culture. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 220 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears long strands of opal and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her blue robe. Her brown hair is still thick. Her ears are large.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Through the years after Shax was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Shax's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. 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: To end her boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Jasper (40 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dwarven people.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 800 gp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp).

Description: He is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Addict. Bonds: Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A middle-aged man, he dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with pastel slacks, and is pretty ugly. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Iados was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She is physically well-built. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'3". He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and his gloved hand is found clutching a sword. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. 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. Percival fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Selfish, Forgetful, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 3000 sp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).