Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her dark red hair is lengthy. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Akta fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 16000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during, and is pretty ugly. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. 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. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 160 pp. Blue quartz (15 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Moss agate (15 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She is an epitome of beauty. She has shaved her head bald. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Hatae was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 8000 cp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Agnes lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father.

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 40000 cp. Malachite (15 gp). Iolite (80 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She tends to wear a large blue jacket. She is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around her ears. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the west were limited. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Henry was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Shepherd hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1800 gp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Rose (70 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a tan shirt, with a yellow mid length skirt with yellow tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 200 gp.