Description: He is a husky man, who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His fur is cut close to his head. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Spring was born with his father's beautiful face. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Being a Bather kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1700 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His brown hair is heavily combed to the left. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 40000 cp. Jasper (70 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'3", this man is typically in his Layabout uniform. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: Tim was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and expand his business

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 160 gp. Obsidian (6 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears professional attire. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. She has gray eyes and a brown hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Professionalism, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Skog was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Seamstress does. Her brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Xanaphia was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Xanaphia has worked very hard to control her curse. She's also a talented Junk Dealer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Junk Dealer again; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Pacifist, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He wears a broad 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 amber eyes.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. Radomir enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Radomir was born the youngest of three triplets. 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 has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. Giselle enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature morningstar.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a grey coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon her head. Her black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Elizabeth hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Justice, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 20 pp.