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 is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

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 invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Varis grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1300 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'9" and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His head has been shaved. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His silver hair is thinning but still full. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his broad blue hat.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Courier who has hired him part-time. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Theren was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He's also a talented Barber, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a black coat with red slacks. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Aelar is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He wants to get laid.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Has a crush, Nature. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 200 gp. Onyx (80 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp).

Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Jacoba lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Mercenary, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 170 pp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Jasper (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears baggy black pantaloons and a brown scarf. His brass crest is smooth and relatively long. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Bidreked speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears black trousers with red and white striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. 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. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a brown collared shirt and green skirt. She accessorizes with a yellow scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Persistence, Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Emerald (500 gp).