Description: Standing 6'6", this man wears a worn and beaten armor. He has no fur. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Cask alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He wants revenge against goblins.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 800 pp.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the left. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed black hat.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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 drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature scimitar.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1100 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. A true patriot, Ella would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Ella was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Military, In love. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 8000 gp. Zircon (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp).

Description: He wears bulky blue painted plate armor, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'8" when asserting himself. His hair is short and brown. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 15000 gp. Malachite (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'8". She tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her crest is cut close to her head. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 4000 gp. Red garnet (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Azurite (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'9" and muscular, this northern woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length white hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. The war was a terrible time for her, and Tagga does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Tagga has worked very hard to control her curse. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Hissing voice

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