Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a crossbow, but if one is not available he will default to his sword. He wears his purple hair up. He has gleaming, smiling silver eyes.

Personality: Forcas is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. 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: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Forcas fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (10000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and white handkerchief worn on her left side. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Mardred was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Persistence, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 9000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a blue vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his blue boots flare out at the collars. His hair is short and blonde. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Aelar is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. 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 Cook. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 3000 gp. Banded agate (13 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears tattered old clothes. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Elven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Elven doctor. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Golden pearl (60 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Coral (60 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears violet trousers with pastel and white striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is an amazing painter.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. 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 Sculptor. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 800 pp. Gold and ruby ring (2000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. He has shaved his head bald. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Tourmaline (90 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp).

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Armorer. His red crest is smooth and relatively long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. 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: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 11000 gp. Onyx (50 gp). Coral (70 gp). Coral (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Jade (70 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Red garnet (70 gp).