Description: He has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his yellow robe. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His black hair is cut short. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Lance hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'2". She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her blue crest is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Burana grew up listening to her father's many stories. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She became a Fletcher soon after.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to be a miller again

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. The war was a terrible time for him, and Pikar does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Pikar was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 80 pp. Black pearl (1300 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears an entirely violet suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and is pretty ugly. He wears his silver 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: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Thamior and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her hair is chestnut and curly. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a old dungeon. She would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Lerissa took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up longbow and armor she uses now. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Shy, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. She is baby faced.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 south. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.