Description: This man wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a pickaxe, but if one is not available he will default to his greataxe, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His golden hair is heavily combed to the left. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Adventurer profession.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gifted student he started as a Adventurer, but he got bored and became a Fortune-teller. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Fortune-teller.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She usually wears her brown robe and has her sai always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She got into the Stylist business at a young age. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Stylist responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Jasper (30 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

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 always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Merchant business.

History: Althaea was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her fur, while still mostly yellow, has prominent grey streaks. Her copper eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born in the south to a Dyer, River learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. Recently the stress of being a Dyer has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.