Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull tan iron scale mail. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the east. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: 6'1" and muscular, this northern man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his hand crossbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has gleaming, smiling amber 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. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ugarth studied abroad. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Ugarth was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Zook hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

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 inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He tends to his Apothecary job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Military, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

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

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Holy water.

Description: She dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with black slacks. She is physically well-built. She sports chestnut long hair. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Jarana was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A 6'3" southern woman, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a green coat. She has silver hair. Her gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Knight arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature glaive.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A 5'11" southern man, he wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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 is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Paymon was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Nicor speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Nicor never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Slave, In love. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His black hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He uses divination through singing.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Heward was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 200 sp. White pearl (150 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has violet eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. Gardain is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

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. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

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

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 500 sp.