Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a tan vest and prefers grey and tan shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her silver hair is cut short. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. 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: Vadania lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Azurite (14 gp). 4 Thunderstones.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears suspenders and green workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. His crest is gold and curly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. Her golden hair is cut short. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. A true patriot, Ermina would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Ermina was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She very much looks the part of a Glassblower. Her long blonde hair reaches down to her waist. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her first spouse was a Bookbinder, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 380 pp. Blue sapphire (800 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Coral (40 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Hematite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes giants are coming to abduct people. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: Agnes was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job, Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull brown iron scale mail. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 5000 cp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).

Description: She wears a black costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Sutha was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Sutha decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.