Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a violet coat over a red low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

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 has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Rolf was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 100 sp. Pink pearl (80 gp).

Description: 6'3" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her red hair is well kept. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Antitoxin. 4 Alchemist’s fire. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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 feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 80 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Human culture. She is an amazing painter.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has a hunchback. She wears her red hair up. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Tiaathque was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her childhood dream was to be a Painter, but she was a colossal failure. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing her hectic life and new mercenary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'0" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born into a rich family. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, In love. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. His white hair is singed and shortened. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Kairon grew up listening to his father's many stories. 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 has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man dresses well, wearing red shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 4'11" and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her tied-back hair is red. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Ahinar was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 310 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.