Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Trained by his father 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. Being a Miner kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Varis was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black pearl (300 gp). Sard (20 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born in the south to a Guard, Berrian learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Banded agate (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp).

Description: This man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his left hand. His black hair is cut short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying east to reunite his family. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 180 pp. Obsidian (9 gp). Jade (60 gp). Amber (60 gp).