Description: He is lean but muscular and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 160 pp.

Description: He stands about 4'7" and is typically in his Body Guard uniform. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only 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 Body Guard. He struck the Body Guard job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to be a jeweler again

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 gp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Amber (160 gp).

Description: This man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Theren was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 7000 sp.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. He has no hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the west. 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. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

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 he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. A friendly and beautiful Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Heian was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Heian fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 2000 sp.