Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she prefers to wear flannel. She wears her black hair down. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Anastrianna hails from a village terrorized by brigands. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and doesn't want to be a guard and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Azurite (16 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp).

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears a black coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His silver eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Barakas was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. He has black fur. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the west. 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's also a talented Engraver, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and balancing his hectic life and new priest responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 130 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears an entirely blue suit with red socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has wavy chestnut hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Eberdeb liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. 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: He is greedy; and revenge

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears his chestnut hair up. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Morkral fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 3100 gp. Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Iolite (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.