Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His black unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: Oriax was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Cynical. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a simple white robe with brown stripes complete with hood. His head has been shaved. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 200 sp. Rhodochrosite (13 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts. His fur, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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: To protect his home; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Hedonist, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Guardian. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 390 gp. Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Rose (70 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He tends to wear a green poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has wavy blue crest. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears a fancy red suit. He wears his red hair up. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Animal Trainer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He got into the Animal Trainer business at a young age. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Selfish, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her brown hair is still thick. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: Ogbur is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Ogbur lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Bather, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Adventurer for hire.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and money/treasure

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This late middle aged man wears professional attire and is in decent physical shape. He wears his red crest down. His red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Standing 5'9", this woman wears a fancy violet dress. She has white hair. Her violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. 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: She was born in the east. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Elven companion (her 'brother'). She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hand crossbow.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 160 gp.