Description: 5'4" and muscular, this northern man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His auburn hair is cut short. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Spice Merchant. He carries with him a set of bastard swords, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Ernest was born with his mother's beautiful face. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Knight they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Spice Merchant, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears long strands of amethyst and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her pickaxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. She wears her auburn hair down. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born in the south. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the south were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. With wild red hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Heather is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Heather has worked very hard to control her curse. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 200 sp.