Description: 4'1" and muscular, this eastern man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His auburn hair is braided into rings. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Rurik 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 hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 900 sp. Coral (40 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1000 sp. Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Obsidian (13 gp).

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He carries a battered bastard sword and tarnished shield as well. He wears his dark red hair up. His black eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. 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: Cressel lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He dropped out of school to support his sick mother, and resented it. 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 possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Amber (50 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with blue slacks. His crest, while still mostly copper, has prominent grey streaks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Norkruuth will drive conversation. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His hair is short and black. He has brown eyes and a white hat with a black feather.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has achieved small success as a Beggar.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 4000 gp. Bloodstone (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.