Description: This exceptionally lanky man is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. He has a very tight haircut. He is baby faced.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: An older woman who dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, she is not a threatening figure. She wears a colorful flower in her red hair. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He wears his dark red hair down. 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 considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Everburning torch. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He very much looks the part of a Junk Dealer. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He keeps his beige fur in a flapper bob. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Edge was born with his mother's beautiful face. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. After a long history of fighting, Edge and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Slave, Attractive. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 280 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. She has silver hair. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 6 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Merla never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and many brigands want her driven away

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: In love, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This woman wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Delre lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Forgetful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1200 gp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a hunchback. His hair is chestnut and curly. 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 quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bounty Hunter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Recently the stress of being a Bounty Hunter has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: To be a Cook again.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Military, Poor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 60 gp.