Description: This man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), and sports empty pouches on his belt. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shane grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 600 gp. Malachite (14 gp). White pearl (140 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She wears a colorful flower in her blonde hair. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Alice hails from a village terrorized by orcs. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Alice alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shield.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'4" when asserting himself. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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 is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 6000 sp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp).

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a fancy green suit. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

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 a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the north. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 20 pp.