Description: This man stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His black fur, when down, is lengthy. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a Body Guard first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Architect; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Religious, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 500 sp. Brown-green garnet (130 gp).

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A freak accident while working with his Hunter mother left him crippled. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he is greedy

Flaws: Hedonist, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with grey slacks. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 500 sp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a crossbow on his belt. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. His ears are large.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is an amazing painter.

History: The child of a Baker, who enjoyed hunting, Jocelyn was taken on many hunting expeditions. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Jocelyn took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up crossbow and armor he uses now. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jocelyn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: 5'5" and muscular, this northern man sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His white hair is braided into rings. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. 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 content; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 40 gp. Violet garnet (300 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His white hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Lucan 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. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 70 gp. A small bag of saffron. (30 gp).

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her long beige fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her yellow unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Sun was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A freak accident while working with her Server mother left her crippled. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 160 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his bow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has shaved his head bald. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Nelkin is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

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. A freak accident while working with his Crown-heir father left him crippled. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears an entirely blue suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is mildly Elf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist, Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Banded mail.