Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are gray.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Gifted from a young age, Frouse studied abroad. A gifted student he started as a Jeweler, but he got bored and became a Adventurer. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 80 gp. Chrysoprase (50 gp).

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Slave Trader work with an outfit from a few towns over. Slave Trader work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She's also a talented Sage, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Sage again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears green trousers with white and tan striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly bows and scythes. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the left. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Optimist, Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears many layers of old clothing at all times and is in decent physical shape. She sports blonde long hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Spice Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 310 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is in excellent shape and very much looks the part of a Map Maker. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gifted student she started as a Bounty Hunter, but she got bored and became a Map Maker. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: She is greedy; and expand her business

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears suspenders and red workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Wiggan was born the youngest of three triplets. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Shepherd. He has worked as a Shepherd like his father before him.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a black coat with grey slacks. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. The war was a terrible time for her, and Beatrice does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Beatrice was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Sellsword hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with brown slacks. She carries a battered ceremonial dagger and tarnished shortbow as well. With bright brown hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Quillathe grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Quillathe 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 Quillathe. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1000 cp.