Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is chestnut and very short. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Slave, Job, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He is physically well-built. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

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. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Heian has worked very hard to control his curse. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Pacifist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 140 gp. Malachite (10 gp).

Description: She wears a black costume with the symbols of luck on her torso. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her blue hair has been sun bleached extensively. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is a great chef.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 160 gp. Amber (130 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 700 sp. Chrysoberyl (160 gp).