Description: He wears a green coat over a pastel low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. He carries a battered dagger and tarnished pickaxe as well. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. His fierce silver eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Cressel is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. The war was a terrible time for him, and Cressel does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Fortune-teller arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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. Being a Fortune-teller kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1100 gp. Alexandrite (500 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'0" and muscular, this western woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She wears her white hair up. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Irann fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

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. He has no crest. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Navigator hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he's attracted to the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 10000 cp. Malachite (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Jet (40 gp). Red spinel (40 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His beige fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 8000 gp. Citrine (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Rose (60 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has a very tight haircut. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). 4 Thunderstones. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears long strands of opal and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 11000 cp.