Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Alexandre abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Military, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 360 gp. Deep green spinel (100 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Coral (100 gp). 3 Smokesticks.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Ielenia was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying south to reunite her family. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Ielenia was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair is long and blonde with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small black clips. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

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 being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears blue trousers with brown and blue striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. 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: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is greedy

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 300 sp. Malachite (12 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp).

Description: He wears black trousers with white and pastel striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, and carries tridents. His golden hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: Thokk is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Priest but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Mundane. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1000 cp. Tourmaline (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears an entirely blue suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His hair is short and auburn. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To be a Sailor again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 2000 cp. Rhodochrosite (5 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She wears her black fur down. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She bought a greataxe and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering his clean studded leather. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. After a long history of fighting, Anverth and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Disease, Antagonistic. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 100 gp. Deep green spinel (110 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. His hair is short and red. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His childhood dream was to be a Farmer, but he was a colossal failure. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and balancing his hectic life and new courier responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur, Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 40 pp.