Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

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

Possessions: Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A middle-aged man, he tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt, and is pretty ugly. He wears his white hair down. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2000 cp. Black pearl (500 gp). Carnelian (80 gp).

Description: 5'4" and muscular, this northern woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. A gifted student he started as a Ploughman, but he got bored and became a Barkeep. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 7 years.

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

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 100 pp. Alexandrite (300 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Malachite (4 gp).

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, and she perpetually has her longsword ready. She has shaved her head bald. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 220 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Onyx (80 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears tattered old clothes. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. He has amber eyes and a red hat with a white feather.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Beggar but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He got into the Beggar business at a young age. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Beggar.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman wears a green costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are likewise black.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Pyra liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

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

Ideals: Justice, Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her brown hair is wavy and long. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a red and yellow robe with the hood down. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her long golden hair reaches down to her waist. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her feathered red hat.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Jillian isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 30 pp. 3 Holy water.