Description: A middle-aged man, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, and is pretty ugly. His fur is beige and curly. His eyes are likewise copper.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Cask fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Lazy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 700 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His white hair is knotted and matted. He has brown eyes and a black hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; 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: Joker, Justice. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: This man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his right hand. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Ûgakûga liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 600 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His brass crest is long and unkept. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Nithther grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Nithther. After a long history of fighting, Nithther and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 400 gp. Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. He has gleaming, smiling black eyes.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. 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: Fenriz was born the youngest of three triplets. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.