Description: This exceptionally lanky man is dressed in earthy colors with a green and white handkerchief worn on his right side. His white crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Kaladan grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Kaladan abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Bonds: In love, Adventurer, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 5000 gp. Moonstone (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a grey shirt, with a tan mid length shorts with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His white hair is long and unkept. His ears are large.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; 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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Spice Merchant business.

History: Myev was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She worked as a nervous Spice Merchant and found it very stressful. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and balancing her hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with brown slacks. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her red hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Andraste's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A 6'10" western man, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has wavy black hair. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a baker again

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 60000 cp.

Description: A 6'2" eastern man, he prefers to wear flannel. His blue crest is matted, messy, and big. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Torinn wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Monk, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

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. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Torinn has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Disciplined, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. Bethrynna liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Nature, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is an epitome of beauty. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has blue eyes and a tan hat with a pastel feather.

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 able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Cynical, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 41000 sp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His copper crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is obsessed with his god.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He came across an abandoned tomb where he found a relic that called out to him. After picking it up he was cursed by a spirit.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Sensitive, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 2000 gp.