Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair is cut close to his head. He has brown eyes and a black hat with a brown feather.

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. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 6'5" and wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. Through the years after Aldous was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Aldous's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a brown vest and prefers green and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Courier arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: Wants to work out more often; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A 6'7" northern man, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. His blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: Mormog is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born in the north. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying north to reunite his family. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Extrovert, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has wavy cinnamon fur. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Left-Handed was born on a far western forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Dyer. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She is content; and she has a crush on the local actor

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 12000 sp. Black pearl (1000 gp). Zircon (30 gp).

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Herbalist. He has styled his white crest well, parting it to the left. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gold eyes.

Personality: Mugrunden is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, In love. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Bloodstone (70 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has no crest. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Passionate, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Alexandrite (1000 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His hair is blonde and curly. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Efferil fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 20 pp. Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). 1 Antitoxin.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born into a rich family. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 8 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Kody never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2600 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.