Description: He stands about 3'8" and wears a tan coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. Qualen enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Armorer mother left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. He wears his copper crest up. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly scimitars and shields. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. Galinndan was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Locksmith. After a long history of fighting, Galinndan and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She got into the Actor business at a young age. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is content; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: 5'5" and muscular, this western man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His fur is short and lavender. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines yellow.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his druidic talents. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. He carries with him a set of crossbows, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His ears are large.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Half-Elven culture. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Bork was born with his father's beautiful face. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. After a long history of fighting, Bork and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to reunite with his absent father

Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, In love, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Mindartis grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Mindartis. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears baggy brown pantaloons and a tan scarf. Her fur is gray, silky, and of moderate length. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Fortune-teller kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

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; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Red garnet (90 gp).