Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her sword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. Her tied-back hair is white. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Born in the east to a Fortune-teller, Xanaphia learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 160 gp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp). 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Robert liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Carpenter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Carpenter work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Carpenter for hire.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants, marred by chocolates. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD, Depressed. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He is portly but not overly obese. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has black eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

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. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: She wears a black top hat and black clothes. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her tied-back hair is golden. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. A true patriot, Sutha would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Beggar profession.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Mason. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 390 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her copper crest is lengthy. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Daar was born the youngest of three triplets. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a warhammer on his belt. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Mantus will drive conversation. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. 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. Mantus 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 to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Extrovert, Logical, Artistic. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 330 gp. 4 Alchemist’s fire.