Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 80 gp. Chrysoberyl (100 gp).

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her shield, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. Her black hair is cut short. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her broad red hat.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Pearl lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Mercenary and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: To protect her home; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Family, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 300 sp. 4 Holy water.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a simple yellow robe with green stripes complete with hood. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Fletcher. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman usually wears her blue robe and has her dagger always slung over her shoulder and is in decent physical shape. Her black hair is cut short. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Ielenia was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. After coming to the age of reason, Ielenia took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ielenia fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He likes to wear yellow tank tops with blue pants. He has moderate length white hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A gifted student he started as a Roofer, but he got bored and became a Servant. Recently the stress of being a Servant has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: Alberich hails from a village terrorized by brigands. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hammer.

Motivation: To protect his home; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Enemies, Slave, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His crest is cut close to his head. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 70 gp. Iolite (70 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He keeps his long green crest kept up in a rat tail. His red eyes peer out from beneath his small black hat.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Shedinn was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Banded mail.