Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a green cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. His long white crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

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. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ghesh grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Ghesh. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1200 sp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Butcher. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Barkeep who has hired her part-time. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. She found a children's book about a Gnome Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and a deep hatred of brigands

Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Enemies, Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 110 gp. Brown-green garnet (130 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a black coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head, he is not a threatening figure. He wears his brass crest down. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Carter for hire.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Has a crush, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She has brown hair. Her white eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Tieflings in Lerissa's homeland. Lerissa decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: French accent

Possessions: A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. He wears his blonde hair down. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Ozyman hails from a village terrorized by giants. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Ozyman alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. 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: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Red garnet (40 gp).

Description: Standing 5'2", this woman usually wears her green robe and has her hand crossbow always slung over her shoulder. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. She has white eyes and a green hat with a brown feather.

Personality: Mastema is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Mastema was born the youngest of three triplets. A freak accident while working with her Assassin father left her crippled. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand her business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has wavy auburn hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Mella wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Mella never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. He has achieved small success as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Jade (110 gp). Red spinel (110 gp).