Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Borun lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 north. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She keeps her auburn hair in a pixie cut. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

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

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Jade (160 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her hair is short and black. Her white eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and doesn't want to be a map maker and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born in a small desert village. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave 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 desert due to the painful memories there. Manfred took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up morningstar and armor he uses now. 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: To get a good night's sleep; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Impulsive, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Standing 6'8", this man is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, tan shirt, and white tie. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Mantus 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 sickle.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is his passion; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Torz enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Torz and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist, Insane. Occupation: Priest

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 300 gp. Jade (100 gp). Emerald (900 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Althaea is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the south were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Extrovert, Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 230 gp. Golden pearl (100 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp).

Description: 2'8" and muscular, this western woman prefers to wear red pants and tee shirts. She wears her white hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Alain was born the youngest of three triplets. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has achieved small success as a Map Maker.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Eye agate (15 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a yellow shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and blue pants. His tied-back hair is blonde. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Manfred hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Barber work with an outfit from a few towns over. Barber work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 100 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp).