Description: A moderately attractive man, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. His brown hair is cut short. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Born in the west to a Ruler, John learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His childhood dream was to be a Painter, but he was a colossal failure. He's also a talented Painter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Revenge; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1 Banded mail. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Ella hails from a village terrorized by giants. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

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

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His crest, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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 has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 40 gp. Jet (60 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull brown iron scale mail. She has done her best to style her bronze crest to look like a famous performer. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Architect. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it; and a deep hatred of goblins

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a blue coat. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Erdan is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. Erdan enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Mason father left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Depressed, Hedonist, Disease. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a sai on her belt. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. 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. Agatha fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 130 gp. Hematite (12 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: Standing 6'8", this man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His white crest is still thick. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. 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: Born in the west to a Assassin, Shamash learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has achieved small success as a Assassin.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Family, Job, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This western woman wears dull black sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed hammer, just in case. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her black crest is long and unkept. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Burana 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 misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and balancing her hectic life and new miner responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 70 gp. Obsidian (10 gp).

Description: He is typically in his Interpreter uniform. He carries with him a set of glaives on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. His fur is cinnamon, silky, and of moderate length. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Lone was born with his father's beautiful face. 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 ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Interpreter for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 200 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Half-Plate.