Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair is cut close to his head. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Akmen wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Commoner, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. After a long history of fighting, Akmen and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp).

Description: This eastern man is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. His clothes are grease stained in places. His crest is gold, silky, and of moderate length. His red eyes peer out from beneath his top black hat.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He's also a talented Bricklayer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Alexandrite (500 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a green coat with red slacks. His long blonde hair reaches down to his waist. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born in the west. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive, Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Healer

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

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Anverth was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away; and he wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are gray.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 800 sp.