Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing a long, black cloak. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has gleaming, smiling silver eyes.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Pyra 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 Pyra. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she's in love

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 110 pp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He stands about 4'2" and wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears dark leathers with embroidery, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her blonde hair is long and unkept. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Ruler born in the past three hundred years. The war was a terrible time for her, and Lidda does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

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. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 4 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Lidda never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: In love, Job, Military. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe. His green crest is smooth and relatively long. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines red.

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 a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Tailor. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She worked as a nervous Tailor and found it very stressful. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 300 sp. Sard (40 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a sword, but if one is not available she will default to her glaive. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small red clips. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. During her travels, Dee and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Dee discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Dee fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Insane. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. 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 irascible and easily irritated. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Slave. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 390 gp. Moss agate (7 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Priest. He has chestnut hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants revenge against goblins; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He tends to wear a large white jacket, and he perpetually has his longsword ready. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Osco abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Military, Religious, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.