Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears dull tan sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed halberd, just in case. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is content; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 18000 cp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He usually wears his brown robe and has his mace always slung over his shoulder. His tied-back hair is red. His ears are large.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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 a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 500 sp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly scimitars and clubs. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Don grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Don. During his travels, Don and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Don discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Don fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 3000 cp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a tan vest and prefers brown and tan shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His white hair is knotted and matted. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Stableman arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 200 gp.