Description: This man is very fat, and is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and blue handkerchief worn on his left side. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in the east. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Laucian lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His parents enrolled him in a Barbarian school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 500 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is wearing a long, white cloak. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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 has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1000 gp. Obsidian (5 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp).

Description: She wears a black shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and white pants. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has styled her dark red hair well, parting it to the left. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Kallista is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 2'10" and wears tattered old clothes. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Azurite (5 gp).

Description: This northern woman wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her golden hair is smooth and relatively long. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is a Tailor first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She got into the Tailor business at a young age. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Tailor for the past few years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and expand her business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1000 pp. Coral (160 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Sard (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears just a black suit. His copper crest is matted, messy, and big. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 160 gp. Silver ewer (50 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a simple pastel robe with brown stripes complete with hood. Her beige fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Art's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She tends to her Mortician job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To protect her home; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Guardian. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1100 gp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp).