Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'1" when asserting himself. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Heskan grew up listening to his mother's many stories. A freak accident while working with his Architect mother left him crippled. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: 6'3" and muscular, this northern man is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 160 gp. Jasper (70 gp).

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She is physically well-built. She wears her silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A freak accident while working with her Dyer father left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is content.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 150 gp. Chalcedony (30 gp).

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly hammers and hand crossbows. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and 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

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Azurite (5 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats. She wears her white hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tabaxi companion (her 'brother'). In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Guard; and she's in love

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length beige fur. His copper eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Beast hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. His hair is long and brown with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed grey hat.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Reynard has worked very hard to control his curse. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Reynard 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.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and pastel handkerchief worn on his right side. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature scimitar.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 130 gp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Jocelyn hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 90 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp).