Description: This man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. The war was a terrible time for him, and Hugh does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Through the years after Hugh was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Hugh's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 40 gp. Obsidian (7 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her white hair is still thick. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Eye agate (11 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She prefers to wear flannel, marred by beers. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. In her 16th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things.

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her red hair is knotted and matted. She has blue eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Butcher they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Mayor, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 300 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Stylist does. He carries with him a set of scythes on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

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. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He now owns his own business.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 270 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Mundane, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. 4 Antitoxin.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. Her crest is short and copper. Her eyes are red.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Sellsword business.

History: Daar was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and to be a mason again

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is wearing a long, violet, dusty cloak. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: Sarah hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. A freak accident while working with her Butcher father left her crippled. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.