Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a red broad hat and red clothes. He has shaved his head bald. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is obsessed with his god.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the north. 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 has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 8000 sp. Obsidian (13 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Moss agate (13 gp).

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has moderate length orange fur. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Opinionated, Philantrophist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 gp. Zircon (60 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. His silver hair is long and unkept. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Quarion was born the youngest of three triplets. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

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

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 260 gp. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Human culture. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is a great chef.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Zook was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Laborer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

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

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'7" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is dressed in a clean green cloak covering her clean studded leather. She keeps her long brass crest kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are red and beady.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is a great chef.

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. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 4000 gp. Emerald (400 gp). Sard (50 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Jet (160 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.