Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His crest, while still mostly blue, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 50 gp. Malachite (9 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Thunderstones.

Description: A 5'2" northern woman, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has shaved her head bald. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sai.

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

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Family, Nature, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A 5'9" eastern man, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He hates Tieflings with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Racist, Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He wears bulky grey painted plate armor. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. 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: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Hubert was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. He has achieved small success as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: Standing 6'7", this man tends to wear a large green jacket. His brass crest is still thick. His ears are large.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Map Maker but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Arjhan was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Philantrophist, Pacifist, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: 4'11" and muscular, this eastern woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. 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. Hecat fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Guardian, Mentor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). 1 Everburning torch.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she is greedy

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 200 sp. Amber (110 gp).

Description: 5'10" and muscular, this southern man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has wavy chestnut hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: Malmûg is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. 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: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Malmûg was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Extrovert. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 140 gp. Silver pearl (110 gp).