Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her copper eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She got into the Baker business at a young age. 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 Baker. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. Red-brown spinel (120 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She carries with her a set of greataxes on her belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. She has styled her white crest well, parting it to the left. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. He wears his golden hair up. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. A freak accident while working with his Seamstress father left him crippled. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 5000 cp. Black pearl (200 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a sword on her belt. She has styled her purple hair well, parting it to the left. Her silver eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Shepherd profession.

History: The child of a Shepherd, who enjoyed hunting, Azza was taken on many hunting expeditions. 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 Hunter. She tends to her Hunter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 330 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her long white hair reaches down to her waist. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born in a small plains village. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and money/treasure

Ideals: Passionate, Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He tends to wear a large yellow jacket. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He bought a shortspear and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Whurdred never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and to end her boredom

Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He tends to wear a blue poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair is golden and curly. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Family, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1400 sp.