Description: An older man who dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a white coat with red slacks, he is not a threatening figure. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has brown eyes and a red hat with a white feather.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Halander abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears professional attire. He carries with him a set of rapiers, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His fierce silver eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Marbas speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born to a Server, his father struggled to pay the bills. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Marbas fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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 Banker 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 pp. Obsidian (11 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Jet (160 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a red cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Born to a Doctor, his father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Carter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Carter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black opal (1100 gp). Malachite (13 gp).

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his quarterstaff, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Pacifist, Professionalism, Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 120 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'10" and wears bulky black painted plate armor. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Skamos 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 is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Skamos has worked very hard to control his curse. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: An older woman who wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, she is not a threatening figure. Her head has been shaved. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. While she appears to be a normal Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

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

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a white tunic with grey highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around his shoes. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He worked as a nervous Architect and found it very stressful. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: She tends to wear a large red jacket. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her blonde hair is knotted and matted. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. During her travels, Verna and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Verna discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Verna fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 4000 cp.