Description: An older man who usually wears his tan robe and has his greatsword always slung over his shoulder, he is not a threatening figure. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Galinndan was born the youngest of three triplets. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and doesn't want to be a sailor and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Debt. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He wears his golden hair up. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born in the east. When Aerdeth reached his early adolescence his Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His tied-back hair is black. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Bonds: Criminal record, In love, Military, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 90 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Standing 4'8", this woman wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a longsword on her belt. Her long silver hair reaches down to her waist. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Painter. She became a Painter soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with yellow slacks. He is portly but not overly obese. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Torgga wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is a great chef.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a fancy black dress and is in decent physical shape. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are white and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. 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: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Soapmaker for the past few years.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and expand her business

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor, Job, Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2000 sp.