Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has styled his blue hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes are likewise white.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Forcas grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Forcas. He's also a talented Barrister, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new mortician responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Mundane, Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a fancy black dress. Her brown hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are gold.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is a great chef.

History: She was born in a small desert village. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is greedy

Ideals: Justice, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'5". He wears long strands of emerald and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has no hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has black crest. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Adrex 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears skinny pants and wears a brown and black robe with the hood down. His white hair is thinning but still full. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Now he works as a singing tutor during his time off.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

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

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a grey shirt, with a blue mid length shorts with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His red hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Spy. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born in the north to a Spy, Elaim learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Elaim was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Elaim decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Spy

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 220 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: 5'9" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with brown slacks. He has done his best to style his brown fur to look like a famous performer. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man has the majority of his body covered in plate, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His white hair is cut short. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. Nordak was born on a far eastern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Cook. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: In love, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born in the west. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Secretive, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1000 cp.