Description: He is a mite stocky and has the majority of his body covered in plate. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. He has hazel eyes and a black hat with a brown feather.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Jet (130 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Zircon (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. 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: Az-Rans was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Fisher. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Az-Rans fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 5000 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She wears her white hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Diesa has worked very hard to control her curse. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 12000 gp. Blue quartz (5 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Azurite (5 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Azurite (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull black iron scale mail. His tied-back hair is brown. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. A true patriot, Nuraval would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Cartwright arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is content; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 800 pp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her beige fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Edge was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 2000 pp. Black pearl (500 gp). Sard (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Sard (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born to a Priest, his father struggled to pay the bills. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Simon fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 6000 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She sports auburn long hair. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Quilla embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 8000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (7000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.