Description: He is a husky man, who 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 long and red with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Kipper enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she prefers to wear flannel. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Creega has worked very hard to control her curse. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 2000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Coral (100 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Rose (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. His hair is blonde and very short. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Body Guard profession.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He became a Mercenary soon after.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new mercenary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 900 pp. Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Coral (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Jade (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Amber (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Jet (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has gleaming, smiling hazel 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. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born in the north to a Knight, Pûg learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Knight. He has worked as a Knight like his mother before him.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 6000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her hair is auburn and curly. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. Kilia is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Through the years after Kilia was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Kilia's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 8000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are copper.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1900 pp. Silver ewer (20 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a ceremonial dagger on his belt. He wears his blonde hair up. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Orsik grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1800 pp. Citrine (40 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Jade (120 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Jade (120 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Jade (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.