Description: This exceptionally lanky man dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His black hair is braided into rings. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. During his travels, Hobart and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Hobart discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Hobart fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Slave. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears just a black suit. His hair is blue and very short. His eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and balancing his hectic life and new junk dealer responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears bulky green painted plate armor. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Sekhmet was born with her father's beautiful face. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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 is greedy

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 700 sp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He wears baggy tan pantaloons and a blue scarf. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly halberds and rapiers. His hair is white and very short. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. 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 was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Guard arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. 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: He has decided he is irredeemable; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 80 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat, marred by sweets. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Gûndza is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform 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. Gûndza 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 wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears long strands of jet and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Elf in existence. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Justice, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This eastern woman wears a robe, a symbol of her god around her neck, and a crossbow on her belt. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her crest is green and curly. This gold eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Mijira was born on a far eastern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Marshal. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 gp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has wavy chestnut hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Golm will drive conversation. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Extrovert, Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: This eastern woman wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has no hair. Her white eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson black hat.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. Hecat was born on a far eastern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Knight. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.