Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His gray fur has been sun bleached extensively. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Skirt lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Skirt was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 500 gp. Alexandrite (1400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Sard (20 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. His black hair is knotted and matted. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Sage arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sage.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 20 gp. White pearl (70 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Sporting a silver mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a greataxe on his belt. He has silver hair. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 2. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born in the east. Joser was born on a far eastern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Banker. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 gp. 2 Antitoxin.