Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears bulky grey painted plate armor. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is always cut to a buzz. 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 has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Mercenary profession.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. A gifted student he started as a Mercenary, but he got bored and became a Adventurer. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Obsidian (15 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. This green eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. After a long history of fighting, Theodoric and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 400 gp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His white hair is cut short. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shane fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 100 gp. 4 Antitoxin. 3 Thunderstones.

Description: He wears a grey shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and black pants. He is physically well-built. He wears his silver hair up. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish, Secretive, Impulsive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 gp. Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). 1 Buckler.

Description: 6'4" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and human compassion

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Jasper (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.