Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He dresses like a well dressed Beggar does. He has a hunchback. His head has been shaved. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. William enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. His childhood dream was to be a Sage, but he was a colossal failure. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Beggar for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new beggar responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2100 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This late middle aged man wears suspenders and pastel workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy pastel leather apron most of the time and is in decent physical shape. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Randal never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with his absent father

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, In love, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 gp. Coral (120 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp).

Description: An older man who wears silk and lounges about seductively, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is golden and very short. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 63. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. A true patriot, Adam would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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 Mercenary. He became a Mercenary soon after.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Mercenary responsibilities is difficult; and expand his business

Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears just a brown suit. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Healer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Charles was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. Recently the stress of being a Healer has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Pacifist. Bonds: Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many pastel ritualistic tattoos. He wears a simple red robe with pastel stripes complete with hood. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Lewis and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 500 sp.