Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears an entirely pastel suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His fur is short and yellow. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Five 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. 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, Five is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A freak accident while working with his Marshal father left him crippled. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Ideals: Extrovert, Justice. Flaws: Disease, Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull white iron scale mail. His red hair is long and unkept. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Valafar lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 40 gp. Carnelian (30 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: A 6'1" northern woman, she wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. Her black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Shax wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shax grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A 5'5" northern woman, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She takes great joy in being the best Assassin in town.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her childhood dream was to be a Marshal, but she was a colossal failure. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This malnourished woman is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, brown shirt, and grey tie. She keeps her bronze crest in a pixie cut. Her eyes are red.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

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.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1000 cp. Deep green spinel (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair is white and curly. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Logical, Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 90 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His gray fur, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are copper.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Quick lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has achieved small success as a Armorer.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: He wears skinny pants and wears a black and brown robe with the hood down. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His white crest is still thick. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Mozikth was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a grey scarf. He is physically well-built. He wears his white hair down. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

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. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Rolf grew up listening to his father's many stories. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. 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: 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.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.