Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'9" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and brown handkerchief worn on his right side. He has a very tight haircut. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Raymond grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. 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: He's looking for his big break; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She wears a brown costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her red fur is thinning but still full. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

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

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. After a long history of fighting, Smoking and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 120 gp. Bloodstone (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp).

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. She wears her auburn hair down. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive, Depressed. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Solid gold idol (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). 2 Antitoxin.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His dark red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise white.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Amnon fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Fearful, Antagonistic. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has styled her chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Dara was born with her father's beautiful face. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Scribe. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 2000 cp. 4 Holy water.

Description: A 5'4" southern man, he wears a blue tunic with green highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has brown hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Beiro grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Opinionated, Philantrophist, Impeccable. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has achieved small success as a Barber.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious. Occupation: Barber

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 700 sp. Banded agate (5 gp). 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She has a missing right arm. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Merla was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: He tends to wear a green poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt, and carries flails. He keeps his long blue crest kept up in a rat tail. He has gold eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He uses divination through singing.

History: Born to a Hunter, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.