Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a black armored body suit, with a simple yellow line shooting up and back down. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Ralf isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 6'0" and muscular, this western man dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. The war was a terrible time for him, and Anthony does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Anthony was born with his mother's beautiful face. 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 made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Sensitive, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Moss agate (10 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Azurite (10 gp).

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Joker, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: This malnourished man dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with grey slacks. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bellfounder. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Silver ewer (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a simple grey robe with white stripes complete with hood. He is portly but not overly obese. He has a very tight haircut. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Human culture. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born into a rich family. 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 is greedy; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Rich, Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 100 gp.