Description: This malnourished man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Ortegar was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Insomniac, Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 600 sp. Black opal (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Malachite (7 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a sickle on his belt. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He bought a sickle and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 50 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Tanner. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Lucan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. He has moderate length brown hair. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. Through the years after Thamuz was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Thamuz's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple pastel line shooting up and back down, and carries flails. He wears his white fur up. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Mercenary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Right-Handed fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She wears her white hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Mialee's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Mialee 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 Mialee. She bought a bastard sword and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Nature. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Red spinel (100 gp).

Description: He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a black scarf. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He sports a flattop hair cut. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born into a rich family. Frederick was born on a far western mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Priest. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is content; and he is greedy

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 5000 cp. White pearl (150 gp).

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His childhood dream was to be a Shoemaker, but he was a colossal failure. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This man wears dull green sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed glaive, just in case, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. His silver eyes are passionate and lively.

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. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Balam was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Balam decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 130 gp.