Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Riardon took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up sword and armor he uses now. 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: Revenge; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is typically in her Shepherd uniform. Her gold crest is smooth and relatively long. She has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She got into the Shepherd business at a young age. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Guardian. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Blue sapphire (500 gp).

Description: 6'6" and muscular, this western 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 blue hair is greasy and uncared for. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving 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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her long white hair reaches down to her waist. She has blue eyes and a tan hat with a violet feather.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Merchant but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. When Andraste reached her early adolescence her Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Artistic, Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He keeps his white fur in a flapper bob. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his copper eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Trail grew up listening to his father's many stories. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair is brown and curly. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dragonborn companion (his 'brother'). When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears baggy grey pantaloons and a brown scarf. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She is baby faced.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Poor, Debt. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2000 cp. Zircon (70 gp). 2 Holy water.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 6'2". She prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor, and her gloved hand is found clutching a shortspear. Her hair is silver and curly. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

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 struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: 5'6" and muscular, this western woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her hair is white and very short. Her eyes are likewise silver. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Mastema 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 wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 4000 cp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp).