Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'2" and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length black hair. 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 will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born in a small island village. Alex 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. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Alex fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a warhammer on his belt. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in the west to a Painter, Raymond learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp. Rose (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He hates Humans with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Carpenter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Revenge; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 2100 sp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp).

Description: This man is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Everard will drive conversation. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Everard was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. In his 16th 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. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new jeweler responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Extrovert, Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears his silver hair down. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Cynical, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.