Description: Runty and weak-looking, he prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. 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 west. After a long history of fighting, Ahvain and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is dressed in earthy colors with a red and blue handkerchief worn on his right side. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Mindartis enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: With violet face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a simple tan robe with brown stripes complete with hood. His hair is blonde and curly. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. After months of barely getting by, Himo managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Rich, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2800 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp).

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. 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: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 120000 cp.

Description: He wears baggy black pantaloons and a green scarf. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Priest born in the past three hundred years. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Gennal was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Gennal liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Priest.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 6000 sp.