Description: He wears a black deerstalker hat and black clothes. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. 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 can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. After coming to the age of reason, Shag took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. Jade (160 gp).

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears his red crest up. His eyes are gold.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born in the east. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. After a long history of fighting, Kiirith and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 7000 sp. Hematite (16 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 2'10" when asserting herself. She sports chestnut long hair. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. Thea was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Thea decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: She wears a pastel costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso, and she perpetually has her scythe ready. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is a Barkeep first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Windy was born on a far eastern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Barkeep. She has achieved small success as a Barkeep.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. She keeps her gold crest in a pixie cut. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker black hat.

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 can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Sculptor kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Obsidian (14 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Banded agate (14 gp).