Description: He is lean but muscular and dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Raymond was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. 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: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'0" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He takes great joy in being the best Shoemaker in town.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Conrad was born on a far southern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Shoemaker. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a sai on his belt. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his nunchaku with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and carries nunchakus. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: Money/treasure; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Armorer

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

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 6'5" and muscular, this northern man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 200 gp.