Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is white and very short. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Arannis studied abroad. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Arannis has worked very hard to control his curse. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears tattered old clothes. His brown hair is braided into rings. He has green eyes and a red hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Halimath was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Shepherd hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rose (20 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Onyx (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and 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

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Server

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Amethyst (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Sard (80 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. The war was a terrible time for him, and Rolen does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

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 was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears an entirely green suit with violet socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His chestnut hair is still thick. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Azurite (14 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Eye agate (14 gp).