Description: He is a husky man, who wears baggy white pantaloons and a brown scarf. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Courier for hire.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Secretive, Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 800 gp. Black pearl (700 gp).

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He prefers to wear violet clothing when he does not wear armor. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has moderate length golden hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

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 does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Bather but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has worked as a Bather like his father before him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Joker, Pacifist. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has a hunchback. His head has been shaved. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Krimmon took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up hand crossbow and armor he uses now. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 4 Thunderstones.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a fancy white suit. He has shaved his head bald. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He got into the Map Maker business at a young age. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a greataxe on her belt. She has moderate length black hair. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Shy, Ugly. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 300 gp. Sard (80 gp). Eye agate (15 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His golden hair is braided into rings. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Koeth grew up listening to his father's many stories. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature longbow.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Military, Religious. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 200 gp. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears blue trousers with brown and green striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp).

Description: She has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her red robe. She is portly but not overly obese. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. She has black eyes and a green hat with a red feather.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Vapula lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Vapula 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. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Family, Nature. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (20 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears black painted combat armor at almost all times, and is pretty ugly. She keeps her purple hair in a flapper bob. Her white eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ishte grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 900 gp. Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp).