Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. After coming to the age of reason, Arnold took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. She has no hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Manea was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her first spouse was a Soapmaker, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a green coat with brown slacks. Her auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Insane, Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 900 sp. Zircon (40 gp). Sard (40 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His brass crest, when down, is lengthy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Trynnicus lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Miner, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Server and was forced into it by his family; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and yellow handkerchief worn on his left side. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Carter for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. Her ears are large.

Personality: Myathethil hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Gifted from a young age, Myathethil studied abroad. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Mayor 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 dancing dream.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has a long blonde ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in the west to a Mason, Reddlepop learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. 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 uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He is physically well-built. His silver hair is still thick. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: She has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her tan robe, and carries clubs. Her bronze crest is heavily combed to the left. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Doudra fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1700 sp.