Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: Ralf wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Ralf was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She carries a battered ceremonial dagger and tarnished bow as well. Her hair is chestnut and curly. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Silaqui fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 4'9". He dresses like a well dressed Gardener does, and his gloved hand is found clutching a hand crossbow. He has brown hair. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hand crossbow.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Religious, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 2900 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp).

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has no hair. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Burto was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. She has shaved her head bald. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber 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 susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is light but she possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her golden hair is cut short. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. Her addictions have taken their toll on her wallet, and she has found herself with a great deal of debt owed.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Fletcher; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive, Addict. Bonds: Debt, Has a crush. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She stands about 6'2" and wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Map Maker profession.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Guard. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. He has shaved his head bald. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

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. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Greedy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Attractive. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her hair is long and blonde with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small blue clips. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 140 gp.