Description: He wears baggy white pantaloons and a blue scarf. He carries with him a set of ceremonial daggers on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. His hair is red and curly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is a great chef.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his 18th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His hair is black and curly. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born in the south. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Dyer they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Body Guard, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her hair is red and curly. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. 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 raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Servant arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes., and carries ceremonial daggers. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Roland was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He wears a colorful flower in his red hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a grey vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her grey boots flare out at the collars. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She worked as a nervous Mason and found it very stressful. She has worked as a Mason like her father before her.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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 raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears dull grey sweaters, loose pastel pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed kukri, just in case. His head has been shaved. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He bought a kukri and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1 Good lock.