Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is typically in her Mortician uniform. Her white hair is well kept. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Helen wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Paladin, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She also has developed a complete distrust of the Ploughman profession.

History: Born in the east to a Mortician, Helen learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She's also a talented Ploughman, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black pearl (1000 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Blue diamond (4000 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This light-skinned female has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She took after her father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her father taught her to defend herself. When her father died while fighting giants, the young Morana began to lead the lost caravan. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is greedy; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Military, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 9000 cp. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is dressed in a clean green cloak covering his clean studded leather. His crest is black and curly. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. Being a Butcher 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: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'11" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He very much looks the part of a Map Maker. His blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He struck the Map Maker job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a barrister again

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Slave, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 3000 gp. Eye agate (4 gp). Coral (150 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. His bronze crest is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1700 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.