Description: Standing 5'3", this man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Raer grew up listening to his father's many stories. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his bow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. 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 has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 210 pp. White opal (800 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull white iron scale mail, marred by beers. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed yellow hat.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A freak accident while working with his Miner father left him crippled. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She dresses well, wearing red shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Body Guard profession.

History: Lavinia was born with her father's beautiful face. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears dull tan sweaters, loose yellow pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed warhammer, just in case and is in decent physical shape. Her white hair is braided into rings. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: She is a Bricklayer first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her childhood dream was to be a Knight, but she was a colossal failure. Recently the stress of being a Bricklayer has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Rich, Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1000 cp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp).

Description: With pastel face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His white hair is thinning but still full. He has gleaming, smiling white eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Nature, Religious, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1300 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a pastel vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his pastel boots flare out at the collars. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his club, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. His fur is cinnamon, silky, and of moderate length. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. 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: He was born into a rich family. 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. Being a Hunter 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 open a new tavern; and he desires power and/or immortality

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 200 pp. Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. He wears a colorful flower in his bronze crest. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 400 gp. Black pearl (600 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). 1 Chain shirt. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she prefers to wear flannel. She wears her blonde hair up. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp).