Description: He has a missing right arm. He very much looks the part of a Carter. He has red crest. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He got into the Carter business at a young age. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Carter

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

Possessions: 1000 cp. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly tridents and scythes. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She takes great joy in being the best Sellsword in town.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 3000 sp. Banded agate (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Carnelian (20 gp).

Description: He wears baggy black pantaloons and a brown scarf, and he perpetually has his shortspear ready. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the east. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. His chestnut hair is cut short. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Raer is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: Raer hails from a village terrorized by brigands. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Raer alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands.

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He wears a colorful flower in his lavender fur. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 2100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her scythe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her black hair is cut short. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She worked as a nervous Stylist and found it very stressful. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Stylist for the past few years.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears dull brown sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed flail, just in case. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

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 is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: John lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 22000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.