Description: He stands about 6'4" and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has dyed his greying black crest a little too much giving a sharp black color. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his red eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Arjhan was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 4000 cp. Amber (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a rapier, but if one is not available she will default to her longsword. Her white hair is thinning but still full. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Wants to work out more often; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Elves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. She prefers to wear flannel. Her black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Althaea is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born in the north. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She tends to her Locksmith job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Locksmith responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her hair is dark red and curly. Her eyes are silver.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman wears professional attire, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Gifted from a young age, Helgret studied abroad. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. After a long history of fighting, Helgret and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His red hair is heavily combed to the left. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears tattered old clothes. Her crest is copper and curly. Her red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She worked as a nervous Bounty Hunter and found it very stressful. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to reunite with her absent mother

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Military, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her white eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat. He has wavy blue hair. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born in the south to a Barkeep, Qemuel learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Qemuel alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He struck the Barkeep job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Opinionated, Optimist. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 400 sp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp).