Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his scythe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has wavy red fur. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

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 is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Five hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 6'3" and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. 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: Târz was born the youngest of three triplets. 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 Cartwright. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Carter for hire.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and expand her business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 7000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 5'4". She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, and her gloved hand is found clutching a glaive. She wears her dark red hair down. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Sardonyx (70 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has green crest. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This northern man wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a spear, but if one is not available he will default to his crossbow. His clothes are grease stained in places. His blonde hair is braided into rings. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Painter business.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He wears a black coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. He is physically well-built. His crest, while still mostly brass, has prominent grey streaks. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bather.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and balancing his hectic life and new bather responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. She has shaved her head bald. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She hates Halflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Gifted from a young age, Pearl studied abroad. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She tends to her Assassin job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 2900 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate.