Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His golden hair is singed and shortened. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Nelkin grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Nelkin. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with red lining and desert motifs. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Fulbar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a green costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His crest is copper and curly. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He's also a talented Servant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She has styled her bronze crest well, parting it to the left. This red eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Jheri lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair is white and curly. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Has a crush, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears long strands of amethyst and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her crest, while still mostly brass, has prominent grey streaks. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Dentratha 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 spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She 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. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a green collared shirt and yellow skirt. She accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her crest is cut close to her head. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Farideh lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 40 gp. Amber (110 gp).

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

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 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 fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His fur is beige and very short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Right-Handed alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Right-Handed was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.