Description: She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. 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 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 has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. He carries a battered glaive and tarnished mace as well. He wears a colorful flower in his black crest. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

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 invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 2400 sp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a white costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. 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: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He has worked as a Armorer like his father before him.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a spear, but if one is not available he will default to his longbow. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has hazel eyes and a tan hat with a brown feather.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. A freak accident while working with his Bricklayer father left him crippled. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull tan iron scale mail. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Zâthra lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 5'5" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Actor they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Cook, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She tends to wear a large black jacket. Her crest is short and gold. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Ruloth will drive conversation. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Ruloth was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. 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: Doesn't want to be a Sage and was forced into it by her family; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a hunchback. His hair is short and white. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is a great chef.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away; and he wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 110 gp. Moonstone (70 gp).

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'4" when asserting himself. He has brown hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.