Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His orange fur is braided into rings. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 290 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly scythes and flails. He sports a flattop hair cut. 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 is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 gp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp).

Description: She likes to wear grey tank tops with blue skirt, and carries shields. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her ears are large.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Fallthra fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 6000 cp. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are likewise copper. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 2000 gp. Alexandrite (1200 gp). Rose (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Star ruby (500 gp).

Description: 6'1" and muscular, this western man wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His long bronze crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Painter. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He got into the Painter business at a young age. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to be a baker again

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.