Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. A true patriot, Nicholas would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Nicholas was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 110 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery, and is pretty ugly. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He is a Succubi in disguise. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: French accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Family, Attractive. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 6000 gp. Red spinel (120 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Rose (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). White pearl (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. He is an epitome of beauty. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Orthog lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A freak accident while working with his Spy father left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Unemployed and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He carries with him a set of sickles, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His red hair is heavily combed to the left. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gold eyes.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 20 pp.