Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are gray.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Bather born in the past three hundred years. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. 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. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). After a long history of fighting, Chad and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears skinny pants and wears a blue and white robe with the hood down. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has auburn hair. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Manfred hails from a village terrorized by brigands. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away.

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is dressed in an above average manner. His hair is short and brown. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Peter was born with his father's beautiful face. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Tailor they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Crown-heir, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 30 pp. Obsidian (7 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Sard (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp).

Description: This eastern man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Alex was born the youngest of three triplets. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 200 gp.