Description: This man is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his right hand. He sports a flattop hair cut. He is baby faced.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Mercenary business.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father 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 is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: He wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. His tied-back hair is blonde. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. The war was a terrible time for him, and Frederick does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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 never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 400 gp. Emerald (800 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He usually wears his black robe and has his falchion always slung over his shoulder. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has a very tight haircut. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: He was born in a small plains village. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic, Impeccable. Bonds: Slave, Nature. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man dresses well, wearing green shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time and is in decent physical shape. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. He is baby faced.

Personality: Randal is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. 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: The child of a Cartwright, who enjoyed hunting, Randal was taken on many hunting expeditions. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Randal took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up ceremonial dagger and armor he uses now. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 150 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. 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: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Lance was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 3200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.