Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

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. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1300 sp. 1 Hourglass.

Description: He stands about 3'5" and usually wears his tan robe and has his axe always slung over his shoulder. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Alvyn grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling 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: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he is greedy

Flaws: Disease, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 17000 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

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 constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has no fur. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady yellow eyes.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Leaf grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Leaf. Being a Guard kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a white shirt, with a brown mid length shorts with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His chestnut hair is cut short. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: The child of a Locksmith, who enjoyed hunting, Amûg was taken on many hunting expeditions. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she wears a pastel deerstalker hat and pastel clothes. She sports a flattop fur cut. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a sai, but if one is not available he will default to his hammer. His black hair is knotted and matted. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in the east to a Body Guard, Tordek learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Body Guard for hire.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her violet robe. She has done her best to style her gray fur to look like a famous performer. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Insane, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Banded mail.