Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Heian has worked very hard to control his curse. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Nature, Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying north to reunite his family. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and revenge

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

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

Possessions: 180 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He wears dull violet sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed scythe, just in case. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly scythes and shields. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. 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. After coming to the age of reason, Hadarai 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. Being a Masseuse kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is content; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 80 gp. Violet garnet (300 gp).

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'11" when asserting herself. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Helgret was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. Her hair is chestnut and curly. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Orianna is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 170 gp. 2 Holy water.

Description: An older man who is typically in his Priest uniform, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Baern was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Priest.

Motivation: To be a Animal Trainer again; and expand his business

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a flail on her belt. With wild auburn hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Bookbinder born in the past three hundred years. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born in a small plains village. She worked as a nervous Bookbinder and found it very stressful. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Vorka was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Nature, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She stands about 6'3" and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her crest is short and white. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Havilar liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Butcher

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

Possessions: 18000 cp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 3'0" and wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her hair is long and black with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small red clips. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was born in a small forest village. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Money/treasure; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Slave, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 120 gp.