Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a black wide-brimmed hat and black clothes. He has done his best to style his bronze crest to look like a famous performer. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and many brigands want him driven away

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This malnourished woman wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her red hair is lengthy. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her broad brown hat.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. 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. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mardred fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and revenge

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She is an epitome of beauty. She has a very tight haircut. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She uses divination through singing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Lagazi studied abroad. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Lagazi was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Some 6 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Lagazi never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military, In love, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 20 gp. Chrysoberyl (40 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He wears his auburn hair down. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. 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 has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This light-skinned female wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has black hair. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. The war was a terrible time for her, and Adelaide does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Adelaide grew up listening to her mother's many stories. When Adelaide reached her early adolescence her Half-Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. 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: She's looking for her big break.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 100 gp. Amethyst (150 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She wears a green vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her green boots flare out at the collars, and she perpetually has her longbow ready. She keeps her long scarlet crest kept up in a rat tail. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Junk Dealer. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gilkass grew up listening to her father's many stories. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature longbow.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

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

Possessions: 19000 cp.

Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'8" when asserting herself. Her hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are a pleasant white.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Vapula was born on a far southern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Blacksmith. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and carries scythes. He has shaved his head bald. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born in the east to a Cartwright, Theodoric learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Expand his business.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 50 gp.