Description: An older man who wears suspenders and white workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time, he is not a threatening figure. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Ortegar was born with his father's beautiful face. At a young age his father died while driving off some gnolls. His mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in sword use. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a brown coat over a violet low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Kyle 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. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kyle fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 2100 sp. A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears bulky blue painted plate armor. Her long red hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. Her first spouse was a Crown-heir, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Crown-heir they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Banker, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Logical, Athletic. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 5000 cp. Amethyst (80 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. 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: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a white shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His auburn hair is still thick. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker white hat.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A freak accident while working with his Tailor father left him crippled. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat, and carries glaives. His long red hair reaches down to his waist. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Marshal arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Optimist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears bulky violet painted plate armor. His red hair is lengthy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Bonds: Military, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 260 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her red hair is heavily combed to the left. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has moderate length auburn hair. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Priest. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Priest. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Priest for the past few years.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 sp.