Description: She dresses like a well dressed Gardener does. She is portly but not overly obese. She has wavy auburn hair. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is a great chef.

History: The child of a Navigator, who enjoyed hunting, Avelina was taken on many hunting expeditions. Avelina liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a longsword on his belt. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Paelias grew up listening to his father's many stories. Paelias abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her long blonde hair reaches down to her waist. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Animal Trainer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 110 gp. Jet (100 gp).

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His brown fur is thinning but still full. He has gleaming, smiling copper eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Serpent enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

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. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Gerard's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

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. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Gerard was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 80 gp.