Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a bastard sword on her belt. Her white hair has been sun bleached extensively. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Malquis is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a brown costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Manfred and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 8000 gp. Onyx (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Brown diamond (8000 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Rose (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Helgret took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up glaive and armor she uses now. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

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

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). White opal (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times, and is pretty ugly. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Mundane. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 7000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Amber (100 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears dark leathers with embroidery. His silver crest is thinning but still full. His fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Nadarr enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the south to a Sailor, Nadarr learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 west. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and doesn't want to be a sailor and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 5000 gp.

Description: She stands about 5'6" and is dressed in an above average manner. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She has moderate length orange fur. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Fletcher born in the past three hundred years. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Born in the north to a Fletcher, Shadow learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Fletcher.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she has money and likes to spend it

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 12000 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (50 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear violet pants and tee shirts. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Butcher for the past few years.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Pacifist, Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black star sapphire (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). White opal (800 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.