Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Thiala speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. A freak accident while working with her Masseuse mother left her crippled. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 100 gp. 2 Smokesticks. 2 Antitoxin. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He dresses like a well dressed Sellsword does. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nirgel grew up listening to his father's many stories. His childhood dream was to be a Engraver, but he was a colossal failure. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sellsword.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is light but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. 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 highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Shipwright arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His childhood dream was to be a Fisher, but he was a colossal failure. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 14000 cp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears professional attire. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He tends to his Apothecary job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To be a Ploughman again; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her red hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2000 sp.