Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears an entirely grey suit with pastel socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a hammer on his belt. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Sage hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 270 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp).

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: An older woman who wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, she is not a threatening figure. Her white hair is long and unkept. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Morana was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Morana's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Morana fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Antagonistic. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Tourmaline (40 gp).

Description: This eastern 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 white hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. 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: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Reirak was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 7 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Reirak never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with red lining and desert motifs. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His auburn hair is still thick. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a Engraver first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and doesn't want to be a engraver and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His crest is cut close to his head. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Vrondiss was born with his mother's beautiful face. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. She has no hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born in the west. 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. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a club on his belt. His head has been shaved. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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. Efferil fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Just what you see.