Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Cartwright arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform 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 be a Beggar again; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Hourglass.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. Her yellow fur is thinning but still full. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She uses divination through singing.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: 5'7" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears just a brown suit. Her lavender fur, when down, is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 370 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He usually wears his tan robe and has his axe always slung over his shoulder. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His first spouse was a Carter, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This northern woman usually wears her black robe and has her whip always slung over her shoulder. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has styled her bronze crest well, parting it to the right. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born in the north to a Painter, Kava learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Kava was born on a far northern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Painter. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and balancing her hectic life and new painter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple pastel line shooting up and back down. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Guard kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He carries with him a set of longswords, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is cut close to his head. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. After coming to the age of reason, Gildmak took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gildmak 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.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He is wearing a tight red one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has shaved his head bald. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Pirithin was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. After coming to the age of reason, Pirithin took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 40 pp. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a axe on her belt. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. A gifted student she started as a Servant, but she got bored and became a Interpreter. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and balancing her hectic life and new interpreter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 80 gp.