Description: He wears a green cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his pickaxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. He wears his rusty crest down. His ears are large.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He comes from a rich western family. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. Her red hair is thinning but still full. Her fierce black eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Markosian was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: He dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

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 minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born in the north to a Blacksmith, Soveliss learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dwarven companion (his 'brother'). He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. She keeps her black fur in a flapper bob. Her eyes are likewise yellow. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 32. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. 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: Money/treasure; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 11000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs, and is pretty ugly. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. 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: A powerful wizard made him what he is. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is wearing a long, blue cloak. He has a very tight haircut. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Laucian is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 44000 sp. Silver pearl (50 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he tends to wear a large grey jacket. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. Fargrim was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Fargrim decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Guardian, Mentor, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Hugolina grew up listening to her father's many stories. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1000 cp. Jet (130 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a blue coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. He wears his red hair up. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Tanner responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). Silver ewer (90 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (90 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.