Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He is physically well-built. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Courier.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His scarlet crest is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when he was still a young child. The gnolls captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She has a missing left leg. She wears tattered old clothes. Her hair is white and curly. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her broad black hat.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 600 sp. Smoky quartz (60 gp).

Description: This northern woman wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a shortspear, but if one is not available she will default to her longsword. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and to be a barkeep again

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1000 cp. Sard (40 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. She wears her white hair up. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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 does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in the east to a Sage, Valanthe learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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 to be a stylist again

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. 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: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Religious, Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 6000 cp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has wavy gold crest. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gold eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This northern woman likes to wear green tank tops with grey skirt. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has no hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. She found a children's book about a Tiefling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. 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: To reunite with her old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

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

Possessions: 330 gp.