Description: He wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a bow, but if one is not available he will default to his quarterstaff, and he perpetually has his quarterstaff ready. His hair is black and curly. His ears are large.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 4000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This western woman wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bowyer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has a long brown ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. The war was a terrible time for her, and Roywyn 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 the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Roywyn was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 5000 gp. Obsidian (12 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He wears his purple hair up. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. A freak accident while working with his Spy father left him crippled. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 10000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He carries with him a set of tridents on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He has moderate length silver hair. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: Aerdeth hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Gifted from a young age, Aerdeth studied abroad. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 7000 gp. Jet (130 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Amber (130 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp).

Description: He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a green coat with violet slacks. He carries with him a set of hand crossbows on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Eberk was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1000 pp.

Description: A 6'9" southern man, he wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with pastel colored cloaks and clothing. His fur, while still mostly yellow, has prominent grey streaks. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Shoemaker arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Sweet abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 4000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.