Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His black hair is heavily combed to the left. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. During his travels, Taklinn and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Taklinn discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Taklinn fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Flaws: Greedy, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears baggy brown pantaloons and a black scarf, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In her youth she was a Hunter, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger brother on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her fur, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Bather. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She usually wears her tan robe and has her longsword always slung over her shoulder. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

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

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has no crest. His ears are large.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Gifted from a young age, Greethen studied abroad. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 3000 cp. Coral (110 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has slicked back chestnut hair. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker white hat.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 98. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Lezre grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Lezre was born on a far northern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Glassblower. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 20 gp. Hematite (8 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. 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: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. Being a Jeweler kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 120 gp. Alexandrite (300 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her golden hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. 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: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. 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 south. She became a Adventurer soon after.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Guard arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and money/treasure

Flaws: Shy, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Slave, In love, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 80 gp.