Description: This malnourished man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His tied-back hair is white. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is content

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This northern man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. He has gleaming, smiling gray 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 has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Tailor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. With wild red hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. 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 in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Scribe hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a white costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. She has wavy auburn hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

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 parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He bought a ceremonial dagger and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Slave, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 sp. Banded agate (7 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'8". He wears a violet costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His white hair is braided into rings. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon 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 island due to the painful memories there. Dean took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up sickle and armor he uses now. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a white coat with brown slacks. Her gold crest is lengthy. Her gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

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 took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the south were limited. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His hair is short and auburn. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Frouse's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Frouse fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Red spinel (120 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp).

Description: He wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. 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: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Vondal was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A freak accident while working with his Shepherd mother left him crippled. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Mentor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 100 sp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp).