Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He dropped out of school to support his sick father, and resented it. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Gifted, Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is renowned for her bright violet dresses and hats. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: Anastrianna hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Animal Trainer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Anastrianna 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 Anastrianna. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: To be a Carpenter again; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has no hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a tight fitting red shirt and pants. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his small red hat.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

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

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is short and silver. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Ratbag's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. After coming to the age of reason, Ratbag took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature quarterstaff.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized pastel coat, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'11" when asserting himself. His lavender fur is heavily combed to the left. His yellow eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Gifted from a young age, Drifting studied abroad. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is dressed in a clean red cloak covering his clean studded leather. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Howard was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1600 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Through the years after Naeris was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Naeris's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 400 gp. Alexandrite (300 gp). Carnelian (70 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he is wearing a long, brown cloak, and is pretty ugly. His head has been shaved. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Apothecary. 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 happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Apothecary arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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: He's looking for his big break; and balancing his hectic life and new apothecary responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 1000 cp.