Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with white slacks. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

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

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Amber (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a violet armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Ploughman hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is portly but not overly obese. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

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. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Hematite (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Through the years after Bertram was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Bertram's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 600 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His clothes are grease stained in places. His black hair is singed and shortened. He has gleaming, smiling green 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. Darrak is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Darrak grew up listening to his father's many stories. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Elven doctor. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-elven people

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 6000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 4'11". She wears a tan shirt, with a grey mid length skirt with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, and her gloved hand is found clutching a sai. She wears her auburn hair up. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's in love; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Jet (110 gp). White opal (900 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He got into the Ruler business at a young age. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 11000 gp. Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.