Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His hair is brown and curly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. After coming to the age of reason, Merihim took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 300 gp. Jade (160 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his right hand. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born several months after his mother 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. 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 uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears a colorful flower in his brown hair. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Brogg has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Pacifist. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is lean but muscular and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His green eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed black hat.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He uses divination through singing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Cory studied abroad. A freak accident while working with his Herbalist mother left him crippled. He's also a talented Herbalist, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He very much looks the part of a Mason. His brass crest is singed and shortened. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Mason but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He's also a talented Butcher, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new mason responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Impeccable, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Mason

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1200 gp.