Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines silver.

Personality: Barakas hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. His lavender fur is smooth and relatively long. He is baby faced.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He works hard and plays hard.

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. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 370 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a shield on her belt. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. In her 15th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Opinionated. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is typically in his Map Maker uniform. He has moderate length chestnut hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He tends to his Map Maker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new map maker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Military, Slave. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 800 sp. Smoky quartz (80 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He carries a battered longsword and tarnished warhammer as well. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 70 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp).

Description: This eastern man wears a worn and beaten armor. His clothes are grease stained in places. He is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He sports a flattop crest cut. This red eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Rathkran was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the south were limited. 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. Rathkran fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 700 sp. Eye agate (5 gp).

Description: A 5'2" western woman, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her hair is black and very short. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She is a Mercenary first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. 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: Ootah was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Mercenary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty pastel coat over it. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his left hand. He wears his lavender fur up. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tabaxis.

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. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. After a long history of fighting, Flame and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Tiefling compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to tiefling people

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 36000 sp.