Description: 2'10" and muscular, this western man wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a sword, but if one is not available he will default to his quarterstaff. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Calcitro fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Iolite (80 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Jade (70 gp). Brown diamond (4000 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. Her purple hair is unkempt and raggedy. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Sage profession.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her parents enrolled her in a Druid school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She became a Painter soon after.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and balancing her hectic life and new painter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 10000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. He has no hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Server

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Blue quartz (15 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Jade (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'1", this woman is typically in her Guard uniform. Her hair is golden and curly. Her ears are large.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Guard. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Guard responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (10000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). Gold and ruby ring (10000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His black hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Halflings in Damien's homeland. Damien decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp).

Description: This woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on her right hand. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. The war was a terrible time for her, and Akta does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Servant.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 3000 gp. Star ruby (800 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp).

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His head has been shaved. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. A gifted student he started as a Mason, but he got bored and became a Interpreter. He became a Interpreter soon after.

Motivation: To be a Mason again.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 4000 gp. Black pearl (1600 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp).