Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull green iron scale mail. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he is content

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Shy. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is typically in his Merchant uniform. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Gerard was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Merchant.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Opinionated, Persistence, Athletic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 5000 sp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp).

Description: He wears an entirely red suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and carries scythes. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Bertram enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Bertram was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His tied-back hair is red. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Gerald will drive conversation. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born to a Barkeep, his father struggled to pay the bills. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 500 gp. Pink pearl (80 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. He carries with him a set of bastard swords, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Peter abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 gp. Brown-green garnet (90 gp).