Description: He is in excellent shape and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Valafar hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 400 sp. Malachite (12 gp).

Description: He wears dull black sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed trident, just in case. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker black hat.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He comes from a rich western family. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, tan shirt, and red tie. She has wavy blonde hair. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 17. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Ida was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She wears a black armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'1" when asserting herself. Her crest is silver and very short. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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 became a Bowyer soon after.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. He has wavy auburn hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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 has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He's in love; and he is content

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 360 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a black coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. He has black eyes and a black hat with a tan feather.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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 leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and money/treasure

Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears a red shirt with thin white vertical stripes and brown pants. She carries with her a set of pickaxes, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her silver hair is braided into rings. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She bought a pickaxe and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. Her white hair is lengthy. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by drow. Barbena was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Many drow want her driven away; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. Her black crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. Her gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. 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: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1400 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.