Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Joan was born with her father's beautiful face. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 5000 cp. Malachite (5 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is dressed in earthy colors with a white and blue handkerchief worn on his left side. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Rûg was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Slave, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 60 gp. Malachite (5 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man is dressed in earthy colors with a green and black handkerchief worn on his left side. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Faral was born with her father's beautiful face. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Faral was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and doesn't want to be a bounty hunter and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, brown shirt, and green tie. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Stableman. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Just what you see.