Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit 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 white hair is smooth and relatively long. He has brown eyes and a yellow hat with a green feather.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature monstrous two handed axe.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 140 gp. Sard (80 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'1". She prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts, and her gloved hand is found clutching a falchion. Her hair is short and golden. Her ears are large.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Tervaround will drive conversation. She takes great joy in being the best Performer in town.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. Tervaround was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Tervaround decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

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 has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 18000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This eastern man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His clothes are grease stained in places. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the east were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, In love, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 6000 cp. Red garnet (150 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a Shepherd, his father struggled to pay the bills. 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 end his boredom.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 700 sp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her hair is brown and curly. Her black eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Phelaia enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born in the south. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Tieflings in Phelaia's homeland. Phelaia decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. 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: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This late middle aged man is dressed in a clean green cloak covering his clean studded leather and is in decent physical shape. His scarlet crest is unkempt and raggedy. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Crown-heir but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A 6'1" northern woman, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. Her cinnamon fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She came across an abandoned tomb where she found a relic that called out to her. After picking it up she was cursed by vampirism.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Masterwork manacles.