Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Mercenary. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Tieflings in Xappan's homeland. Xappan decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Xappan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears dull white sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed kukri, just in case. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born in a small island village. After coming to the age of reason, Horza took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Horza was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 140 gp. Red garnet (120 gp).

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has wavy auburn hair. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born to a Shoemaker, her mother struggled to pay the bills. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is typically in his Bookbinder uniform. His copper crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. A true patriot, Fax would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Fax was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Bookbinder. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He usually wears his violet robe and has his halberd always slung over his shoulder, marred by chocolates. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. This violet eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. 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: Wymar was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Wymar was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 100 gp. Golden pearl (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She stands about 4'11" and is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is red and curly. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

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. After coming to the age of reason, Anakis took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 40 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, marred by teas. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is content; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 20 pp. Azurite (14 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition and is in decent physical shape. His gray fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Spice Merchant. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A gifted student he started as a Tanner, but he got bored and became a Spice Merchant. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Flaws: Disease, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 380 gp.