Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears professional attire. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Onyx (60 gp).

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a mace on her belt. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with yellow colored cloaks and clothing. His hair is silver and very short. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She keeps her silver hair in a flapper bob. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Hlin will drive conversation. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur, Gifted, Impeccable. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: 4'7" and muscular, this western woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her white hair is thinning but still full. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Brakka grew up listening to her father's many stories. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Gerbo was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). 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: To get a good night's sleep; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Shy, Selfish, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears suspenders and violet workpants. His shirt is tan, and he wears a heavy violet leather apron most of the time. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. 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-sister.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 50 pp. Golden pearl (50 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Igden is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Igden was born with his father's beautiful face. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She usually wears her brown robe and has her monstrous two handed axe always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is long and golden with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small brown clips. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Kathra was born with her father's beautiful face. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 60 gp. Lapis lazuli (15 gp).