Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Hugh is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. 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 share knowledge with the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Lazy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Performer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He is baby faced.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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's looking for his big break; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 30 gp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp).

Description: He wears a blue collared shirt and yellow pants. He accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He is physically well-built. His head has been shaved. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Sardonyx (60 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 6'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a white deerstalker hat and white clothes. He has wavy brown hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Argran embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. After coming to the age of reason, Argran took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She wears a green coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. She carries a battered shortbow and tarnished mace as well. Her dark red hair is knotted and matted. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. The war was a terrible time for her, and Ea does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dwarven companion (her 'brother'). She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 210 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His white hair is singed and shortened. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when he was still a young child. The gnolls captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her lance, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. Her white hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Mercenary. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. 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, Ishte is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Ishte was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. A gifted student she started as a Crown-heir, but she got bored and became a Mercenary. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Expand her business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: A 6'2" eastern woman, she wears long strands of emerald and short pastel dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length gray fur. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She 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. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Hedonist, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and he perpetually has his falchion ready. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. After a long history of fighting, Umpen and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 4 Tanglefoot bags.