Description: He usually wears his tan robe and has his longsword always slung over his shoulder. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Heian fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 700 sp. Coral (60 gp). 1 Good lock.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in a small island village. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Scribe work with an outfit from a few towns over. Scribe work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

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

Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He wears a colorful flower in his red hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. 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: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Flaws: Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: American accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Gifted from a young age, Jabbie studied abroad. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Justice, Gifted, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 3'10". She is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, and her gloved hand is found clutching a longsword. Her golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born into a rich family. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her red hair is long and unkept. Her white eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in the west to a Guard, Bune learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is content; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 90 pp. 4 Holy water.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. In his 14th 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 now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. Zircon (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This malnourished man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the east were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: 6'1" and muscular, this northern woman typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. Her eyes are red.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Through the years after Ishte was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Ishte's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 130 pp.