Description: This late middle aged man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it and is in decent physical shape. He has white hair. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Body Guard but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Insane. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 50 gp. Sard (40 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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 a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 4'10". He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during, and his gloved hand is found clutching a spear. His red hair is long and unkept. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. Ahvain 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. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1300 sp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp).

Description: This woman wears a blue shirt with thin black vertical stripes and white pants. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her small blue hat.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. 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 was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 160 gp. 2 Holy water.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears a grey costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. 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: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Fletcher for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Rich, Mentor, Debt. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She wears a black cloak and cross-gartered green stockings, and she perpetually has her rapier ready. Her crest is brass and very short. This gold eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Burana fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She wears a simple white robe with brown stripes complete with hood. She is portly but not overly obese. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Military, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 10 pp. Amethyst (110 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty pastel coat over it, she is not a threatening figure. She has no fur. She has green eyes and a pastel hat with a brown feather.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing painting.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Windy abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: He is wearing a long, blue cloak. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his hand crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. 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: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Namfoodle was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 20 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp).