Description: This southern man prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. His clothes are grease stained in places. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record, Military, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Body Guard arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Cook. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears just a tan suit. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born into a rich family. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Mindartis took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up sickle and armor he uses now. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Revenge; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears tattered old clothes. Her blue hair is singed and shortened. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson green hat.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Ronwe never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears a white tunic with blue highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is long and golden with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Hupe hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Hupe grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Hupe. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a flail, but if one is not available she will default to her dagger. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her red hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Shepherd father left her crippled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Disciplined, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: He wears a green armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. He is physically well-built. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are likewise silver. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears pastel trousers with tan and blue striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has no fur. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She is a Maurezhi in disguise. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural dragonborn artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'9". He wears violet painted combat armor at almost all times, and his gloved hand is found clutching a nunchaku. He has no hair. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He uses divination through singing.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.