Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears professional attire. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Anastrianna was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and regain custody of her son

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: He wears a brown costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. He has gray eyes.

Personality: Nuraval hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in the north to a Mortician, Nuraval learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Mortician. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Bonds: Family, Job, In love. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'1" when asserting herself. She wears a colorful flower in her auburn hair. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Passionate, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gifted student he started as a Slave Trader, but he got bored and became a Merchant. He has achieved small success as a Merchant.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears tattered old clothes. His tied-back hair is white. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1800 sp.