Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He likes to wear black tank tops with yellow pants. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His black eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Interpreter arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 110 gp. Onyx (20 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. She keeps her golden hair in a pixie cut. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Healer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born into a rich family. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Healer for the past few years.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a green costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso, and is pretty ugly. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length black hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Herbalist arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A 3'7" eastern man, he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born into a rich family. A freak accident while working with his Fletcher mother left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His hair is cut close to his head. His black eyes peer out from beneath his top green hat.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Slave, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 110 gp.