Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are red.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. After coming to the age of reason, Shedinn took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a large grey jacket, and carries shortbows. He has silver hair. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. Kody enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Mason. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, brown shirt, and grey tie. His auburn hair is cut short. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born in the south. Oppleby was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is in excellent shape and prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. His hair is cut close to his head. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Map Maker arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair is silver and curly. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: Tharivol wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Monk, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Tharivol and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Disciplined, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 400 gp. Rose (50 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: Quick hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her painting career. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 250 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears black trousers with brown and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has shaved her head bald. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. In her 14th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 70 gp. Red garnet (110 gp).

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She is portly but not overly obese. Her brass crest is matted, messy, and big. Her gold eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed green hat.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1700 gp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp).

Description: 6'3" and muscular, this eastern woman wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a monstrous two handed axe, but if one is not available she will default to her shortspear. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Layabout but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Layabout arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Through the years after Tawar was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Tawar's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 90 pp.