Description: He wears dull blue sweaters, loose pastel pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed falchion, just in case. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is a great chef.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Theriatis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 3000 cp. Bloodstone (20 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is typically in his Map Maker uniform. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, giants burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying north to reunite his family. He has achieved small success as a Map Maker.

Motivation: To be a Barber again.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. 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: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Shifting was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Shifting decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Laborer kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: This northern man prefers to wear pastel clothing when he does not wear armor. His clothes are grease stained in places. His yellow fur is lengthy. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Layabout hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 17000 cp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her quarterstaff with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Through the years after Faral was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Faral's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and halfling compassion

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: This man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has wavy auburn hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Hamil was born the youngest of three triplets. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame, and he perpetually has his longbow ready. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She wears a fancy grey dress. She carries with her a set of daggers on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. She has a long black ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a old dungeon. She would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Torgga took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up dagger and armor she uses now. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 400 gp.