Description: This late middle aged man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat and is in decent physical shape. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ralf studied abroad. His parents enrolled him in a Paladin school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This light-skinned female dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 800 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp).

Description: She is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. Her long white hair reaches down to her waist. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Jacoba lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Lazy, Disease. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with violet lining and desert motifs. Her head has been shaved. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She bought a bastard sword and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 200 gp.