Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light yellow in addition to tight pants, and he perpetually has his scimitar ready. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Red-brown spinel (100 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His black hair is long and unkept. His eyes are likewise white. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Akmen speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. A true patriot, Akmen would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is content; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 270 gp. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'1". He wears a brown tunic with red highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around his shoes. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 150 gp. Amber (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is wearing a long, yellow, dusty cloak. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the left. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Hubert was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. After coming to the age of reason, Hubert took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A 6'0" eastern woman, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Fistula will drive conversation. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. After coming to the age of reason, Fistula took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born in the east. He was taken from his home at a very young age. After a long history of fighting, Ogthrak and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This northern woman wears a white shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and tan pants. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her auburn hair is lengthy. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: Vanchu is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 800 sp.