Description: She is lean but muscular and likes to wear blue tank tops with green skirt. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Xanaphia was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She found a children's book about a Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 160 gp. White pearl (60 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. He wears his blonde hair up. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 330 gp. Banded agate (9 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His black fur is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Engraver. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 600 sp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp).

Description: He usually wears his black robe and has his club always slung over his shoulder. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has wavy rusty crest. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Ghesh was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. Ghesh 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 left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He wears a simple red robe with green stripes complete with hood. He carries with him a set of maces on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has brown eyes.

Personality: Bhevek is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Impulsive, Disease. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, red shirt, and green tie. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has a long blonde ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Ella was born with her father's beautiful face. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 120 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. His fur is red and curly. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Great's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears long strands of opal and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has red hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 3'2" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Sarai was born the youngest of three triplets. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is greedy

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 800 sp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp).