Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He is physically well-built. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has white eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. After coming to the age of reason, Melech took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 60 gp. Jade (100 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her kukri, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 2'10". He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. His golden hair is lengthy. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. 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: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Pacifist, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: This man is very fat, and prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. He keeps his scarlet crest in a pixie cut. 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 acts crazy and hedonistic. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. When Shamash reached his early adolescence his Dragonborn father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. Eye agate (4 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears long strands of amethyst and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. Pallabar is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Family, Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 140 gp. Deep green spinel (50 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a yellow vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his yellow boots flare out at the collars, and is pretty ugly. His hair is chestnut and very short. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Crown-heir arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He sports a flattop crest cut. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: This woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on her right hand. She keeps her silver hair in a pixie cut. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: The child of a Ploughman, who enjoyed hunting, Vapula was taken on many hunting expeditions. Vapula liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is greedy; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 290 gp.