Description: A middle-aged man, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, and is pretty ugly. His hair is cut close to his head. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 6000 cp. Blue quartz (4 gp).

Description: He wears baggy green pantaloons and a blue scarf. He carries a battered crossbow and tarnished lance as well. His purple hair is smooth and relatively long. His red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Debt. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. She is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around her ears. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Scribe for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand her business

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears brown trousers with green and blue striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has done his best to style his black fur to look like a famous performer. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. A gifted student he started as a Map Maker, but he got bored and became a Interpreter. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Interpreter for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This slender woman stands about 2'8". She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Bookbinder. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: This woman wears dull blue sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed bow, just in case, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Sporting a golden mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 80 gp. Deep green spinel (120 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has wavy black hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and doesn't want to be a ploughman and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 20 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp).

Description: She wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her pastel leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars. She carries with her a set of swords on her belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She wears a colorful flower in her blue hair. Her silver eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is a great chef.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her necromantic talents. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Dilettante

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

Possessions: 100 gp. Pink pearl (70 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a falchion on his belt. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Veit hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 160 gp. Moonstone (80 gp).