Description: This malnourished man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is long and silver with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Cory is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A gifted student he started as a Unemployed, but he got bored and became a Engraver. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new engraver responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Poor, Job, Slave. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This woman wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has no hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 500 sp. Red spinel (150 gp).

Description: 5'3" and muscular, this western man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His silver hair is cut short. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Terse, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Backpack.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her crest is bronze and very short. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 5'6". She tends to wear a large green jacket, and her gloved hand is found clutching a scimitar. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Through the years after Makaria was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Makaria's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Azurite (13 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a green cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. Her black hair is long and unkept. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Pyra is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a Assassin, her father struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Assassin they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Guard, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: This southern man prefers to wear blue clothing when he does not wear armor. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: This man loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. After a long history of fighting, Zook and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 50 gp. Peridot (80 gp). Coral (50 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with yellow slacks. He is an epitome of beauty. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

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. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Onyx (40 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a brown shirt, with a green mid length shorts with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has black fur. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Nimble abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Insomniac, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1000 cp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). 1 Silk rope.