Description: This tall, slender man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. 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, John is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Mayor. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Nature, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her nunchaku, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Portia will drive conversation. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is content.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Carter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: Standing 5'0", this woman wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a tan coat. She wears a colorful flower in her silver hair. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She bought a halberd and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Expand her business; and balancing her hectic life and new stylist responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Stylist

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

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. Her golden hair is still thick. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, brigands burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying east to reunite her family. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. His auburn hair is braided into rings. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: She stands about 4'9" and wears violet robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a morningstar, but if one is not available she will default to her greataxe. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is long and auburn with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small violet clips. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Elysande lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Elysande abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears tattered old clothes. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Theriatis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Theriatis 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. Theriatis 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. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 100 gp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears light armors faded through time and improper care, she is not a threatening figure. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her first spouse was a Seamstress, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father.

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is wearing a long, blue cloak. His hair is auburn and very short. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His first spouse was a Crown-heir, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He is content; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Just what you see.