Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born in the south to a Armorer, Arnold learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now owns his own business.

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 he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 270 pp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Portia hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Portia lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She dropped out of school to support her sick mother, and resented it. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

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. A true patriot, Everard would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his nunchaku with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. He is baby faced.

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 has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp).

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 gp. Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

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 has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 29000 sp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. His dark red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. 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: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His silver hair is thinning but still full. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. 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: Iados hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 7 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Iados never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Bonds: Poor, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Full Plate. 1 Half-Plate.