Description: She wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a lance, but if one is not available she will default to her longsword. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her longsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. She keeps her chestnut hair in a flapper bob. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson tan hat.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Malquis was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 3100 sp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She is a Doppelganger in disguise. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 500 pp. Obsidian (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Jacinth (8000 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Black pearl (900 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her white hair has been sun bleached extensively. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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: She seems to be bored by most things; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is portly but not overly obese. His golden hair is lengthy. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Burgell was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Burgell decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Ruler kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 70 gp.