Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, and he perpetually has his greatsword ready. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. A freak accident while working with his Shepherd father left him crippled. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 2500 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His black hair is thinning but still full. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family When Aust reached his early adolescence his Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and doesn't want to be a mercenary and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 30000 cp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to share knowledge with the world

Flaws: Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He likes to wear black tank tops with red pants. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His auburn hair is lengthy. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. 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: Varis lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He prefers to wear flannel. His red hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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: To get a good night's sleep; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Mundane. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 800 gp.