Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears black trousers with blue and yellow striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Roland was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This malnourished man usually wears his black robe and has his lance always slung over his shoulder. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Gomory embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Gomory took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Being a Miner kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 4000 cp. Chalcedony (30 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His blue hair is singed and shortened. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Xappan is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Xappan was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care, and carries morningstars. He wears his golden hair up. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. Rael enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Rael and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 40 gp.