Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are likewise white. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born to a Ploughman, his father struggled to pay the bills. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and to protect his home

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 10000 gp. Amethyst (100 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Coral (100 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). White pearl (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She stands about 5'7" and wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a mace on her belt. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her black hair is still thick. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1700 pp. Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is wearing a tight violet one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has no hair. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Guard business.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Ostracized due to the psionic 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'4". He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and his gloved hand is found clutching a kukri. He has wavy golden hair. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Nuraval speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Nuraval hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Nuraval has worked very hard to control his curse. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 800 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 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.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her hair is red and curly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A small bag of saffron. (80 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Gold and ruby ring (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull blue iron scale mail. His purple hair, when down, is lengthy. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Cairn 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 travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 8000 gp. Alexandrite (1500 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Jade (50 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Red garnet (50 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. She has a hunchback. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and revenge

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 10000 gp. Black star sapphire (600 gp). Sard (40 gp). Coral (140 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Amber (140 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.