Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears tattered old clothes. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 56. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and doesn't want to be a masseuse and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Silaqui was born with her father's beautiful face. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. A gifted student he started as a Carpenter, but he got bored and became a Baker. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1300 sp. 2 Smokesticks. 1 Antitoxin. 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is wearing a long, grey cloak. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A freak accident while working with her Baker mother left her crippled. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Disease. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a violet costume with the symbols of death on her torso. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born in the south. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 20 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp).

Description: This man has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his right hand. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are a pleasant black.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Miller but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He got into the Miller business at a young age. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Professionalism, Pacifist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 110 gp. Bloodstone (70 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a yellow coat. Her red hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the east. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Knight.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. He worked as a nervous Guard and found it very stressful. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Just what you see.