Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears a fancy red suit. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Tod is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Tod was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and balancing his hectic life and new interpreter responsibilities is difficult

Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Criminal record, Family, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a red coat. His hair is blonde and curly. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Barkeep business.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the south. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Opinionated, Persistence, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 60 gp. White pearl (130 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a grey coat. She is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. A true patriot, Nurkara would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Golden pearl (150 gp). 1 Silk rope.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. A friendly and beautiful Human, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her hand crossbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has a hunchback. She has dyed her greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Scribe hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

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

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He is physically well-built. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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 is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a scimitar, but if one is not available he will default to his kukri, and a wedding ring on his right hand. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Adelard grew up listening to his mother's many stories. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'2" and wears a tan collared shirt and white skirt. She accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. With wild white hair. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born into a rich family. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 150 gp.