Description: This malnourished man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His hair is cut close to his head. His half smiles and white eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. After a long history of fighting, Skamos and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Roofer

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

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the right. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

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. He was taken from his home at a very young age. 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; and he's in love

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Military, Slave. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 8000 cp. Rose (30 gp). 1 Disguise kit.

Description: Standing 5'1", this man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: German accent

Possessions: Azurite (16 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp).

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has scarlet crest. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 sp. Tourmaline (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears dull grey sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed scimitar, just in case. Her golden hair is smooth and relatively long. She has amber eyes and a grey hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a green coat with white slacks. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Veit lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Fletcher they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Sage, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose grey pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born in a small plains village. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 2 Holy water.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a green coat with white slacks. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has hazel eyes and a white hat with a green feather.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Poor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 4000 cp. Pink pearl (100 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is dressed in an above average manner. He sports a flattop hair cut. He is baby faced.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Dimble was born on a far western desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Courier. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 80 gp. Moss agate (9 gp).