Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with pastel colored cloaks and clothing. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body, and she perpetually has her shield ready. She wears a colorful flower in her black hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Carter. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Nature. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his red robe. His silver crest, when down, is lengthy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Nithther alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. After a long history of fighting, Nithther and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized pastel coat, and is pretty ugly. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 12000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'1" and wears dark leathers with embroidery. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Karash was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Holy water.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Oskar is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Oskar was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 east. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (160 gp).

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears a black costume with the symbols of her god on her torso. Her hair is silver and very short. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the east. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 90 gp. Amber (110 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 3'0". He wears a red shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and blue pants, and his gloved hand is found clutching a kukri. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This woman usually wears her brown robe and has her rapier always slung over her shoulder, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She is mildly Dwarf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Werydd was born the youngest of three triplets. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Impulsive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 600 sp.