Description: A 6'5" southern man, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He wears his dark red hair up. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are red.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 28. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Revenge; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 290 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He wears a fancy brown suit. He carries with him a set of whips on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He has moderate length cinnamon fur. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 250 gp. Sard (50 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her red hair is heavily combed to the right. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson red hat.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Trym alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1000 cp. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: 6'8" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. Her crest is copper and curly. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Through the years after Gilkass was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Gilkass's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her cinnamon fur is thinning but still full. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. The war was a terrible time for her, and Ethereal does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Knight mother left her crippled. She struck the Fortune-teller job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: 5'8" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. Sporting a golden mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He bought a longsword and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Deep green spinel (120 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a crossbow on his belt. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Military. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 6000 cp. Hematite (9 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She usually wears her pastel robe and has her scimitar always slung over her shoulder. Her cinnamon fur is matted, messy, and big. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born in the south. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She sports red long hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Banker.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 160 gp.