Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 5'8". He is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak, and his gloved hand is found clutching a sickle. His silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His eyes are white and catlike.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is an amazing painter.

History: Marbas was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 9000 sp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His black hair is still thick. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 east. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and regain custody of his daughter

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An older woman who wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She got into the Shoemaker business at a young age. Her first spouse was a Soapmaker, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a grey shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and black pants. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dragonborn, and stands approximately 6'6". He wears tattered old clothes, and his gloved hand is found clutching a scythe. He wears his green crest up. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Medrash was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Medrash decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 6000 sp. Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Black pearl (500 gp).

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He carries with him a set of halberds on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. 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: Nicholas was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: He wears a simple tan robe with yellow stripes complete with hood. He carries with him a set of daggers on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He has a very tight haircut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Occupation: Detective

Voice: German accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man wears a yellow coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed yellow hat.

Personality: Nutae is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. 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. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and balancing his hectic life and new layabout responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She sports a flattop hair cut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 8000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Jet (130 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.