Description: He wears a black shirt with thin white vertical stripes and brown pants. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Ar-Pratu alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 370 gp. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a brown vest and prefers grey and red shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 290 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 4'8". He wears a blue costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso, and his gloved hand is found clutching a dagger. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are blue and catlike.

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. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Spice Merchant but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Erevan was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Spice Merchant. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Erevan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Pacifist, Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He prefers to wear pastel clothing when he does not wear armor. He has styled his lavender fur well, parting it to the left. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Edge was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Miner. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature scimitar.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 700 sp. Amethyst (80 gp). 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: He is wearing a long, grey cloak, and he perpetually has his hand crossbow ready. His tied-back hair is red. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

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. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born in the west to a Performer, Bernard learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Bernard was born on a far western mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Performer. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Addict. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. 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 has never given up on her dancing dream.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has wavy white hair. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Family, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. His skin is flawless and his silver eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 130 gp. Amethyst (80 gp). Jet (80 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a blue coat. Her auburn hair is cut short. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she is content

Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic, Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork manacles.