Description: He wears a simple black robe with blue stripes complete with hood, and he perpetually has his falchion ready. His silver crest is still thick. 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 loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This southern woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her long golden hair reaches down to her waist. She has gray eyes and a blue hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Miller work with an outfit from a few towns over. Miller work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. After a long history of fighting, Baelitae and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She usually wears her green robe and has her ceremonial dagger always slung over her shoulder. Her red crest is thinning but still full. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She uses divination through singing.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. Some 10 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Antrara never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she's in love

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His red fur is long and unkept. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Spring took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up axe and armor he uses now. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2900 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp).

Description: He has a large violet mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his pastel robe. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His first spouse was a Marshal, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He bought a flail and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 110 gp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp). 7 Acid flasks.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. She wears her black hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Anne enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is greedy; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 gp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Sard (30 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He usually wears his white robe and has his scimitar always slung over his shoulder. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Nákra will drive conversation. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature scimitar.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Amethyst (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. 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, Merla is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Merla 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; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. Her head has been shaved. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Holy water.