Description: 5'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. His blue hair is thinning but still full. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He bought a greatsword and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a fancy black suit. His blue crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born in the north. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Stableman. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Religious, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 130 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'7" and muscular, this northern woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Painter arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 2400 gp. Blue quartz (11 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she wears dull green sweaters, loose red pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed longbow, just in case. Her long copper crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 5000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (10000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 5'7" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his whip with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He wears a colorful flower in his brown hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. 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 north. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with tan slacks. He is physically well-built. He has chestnut hair. His green eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson red hat.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Cook 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 seems to be bored by most things; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Mundane, Lazy, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 60 pp. Hematite (5 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Coral (110 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her red eyes.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 70 gp.