Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. He has done his best to style his purple hair to look like a famous performer. He is baby faced.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Akmen was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 2600 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is a great chef.

History: Born to a Performer, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Seamstress hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Riardon never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Poor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 4000 sp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). A small bag of saffron. (80 gp).

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and carries nunchakus. He has shaved his head bald. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. 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: Brottor lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 2000 gp. Chalcedony (70 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp).

Description: This man wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his left hand. He keeps his long black crest kept up in a rat tail. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Medrash alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 20000 cp. Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Jasper (40 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are likewise black. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. 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, Akmen is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 800 sp.