Description: 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 carries a battered bastard sword and tarnished scythe as well. He wears his golden hair down. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A freak accident while working with his Priest mother left him crippled. 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 uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 340 gp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a black cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. His white hair is singed and shortened. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. Târz was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Târz decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 90 gp. Moss agate (13 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears bulky white painted plate armor. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Assassin hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Secretive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 600 sp. Chrysoberyl (100 gp).

Description: 3'5" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He carries with him a set of ceremonial daggers on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. His head has been shaved. He is baby faced.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He is a great chef.

History: He was born in the south. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Alexandre fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (100 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a brown collared shirt and yellow pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His black fur, when down, is lengthy. He has hazel eyes and a brown hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: The child of a Cook, who enjoyed hunting, Beast was taken on many hunting expeditions. Beast was born on a far eastern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Barkeep. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He wears a fancy brown suit. He has brown fur. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. 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: Smoking was born with his mother's beautiful face. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 120 gp. Amethyst (80 gp).

Description: Standing 2'8", this woman wears tattered old clothes. Her red hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Vani and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'9" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He very much looks the part of a Masseuse. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Masseuse but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born in the south. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has achieved small success as a Masseuse.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and expand his business

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.