Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a bastard sword on his belt. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Roland lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. After coming to the age of reason, Roland took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 600 gp. Amber (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He carries with him a set of morningstars on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Slave Trader. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. 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 Slave Trader. He has worked as a Slave Trader like his father before him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has a hunchback. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born to a Priest, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He is typically in his Layabout uniform. His blonde hair is cut short. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Chad lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Chad alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is dressed in earthy colors with a white and yellow handkerchief worn on his left side. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Peter grew up listening to his father's many stories. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 14000 cp. 1 Silk rope. 1 Superior lock. 1 Bullseye lantern.