Description: A middle-aged man, he is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and black handkerchief worn on his right side, and is pretty ugly. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 800 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is tan, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. He has no hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Bernard was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 7000 gp. Sardonyx (50 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a pastel costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. She keeps her long orange fur kept up in a rat tail. She is baby faced.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull blue iron scale mail. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. This hazel eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic, Depressed. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 3000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older man who wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a nunchaku, but if one is not available he will default to his shield, he is not a threatening figure. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. He is baby faced.

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 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 in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. 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 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 700 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a green cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. She wears a colorful flower in her bronze crest. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 600 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. The war was a terrible time for him, and Trym does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. 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. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 400 pp. Bloodstone (20 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Amber (110 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp).