Description: 3'11" and muscular, this northern woman wears a brown vest and prefers blue and yellow shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has moderate length black hair. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and doesn't want to be a herbalist and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 6'5" eastern man, he wears baggy green pantaloons and a black scarf. His red crest, when down, is lengthy. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gold eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nadarr grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Nadarr was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 2000 gp. Fire opal (800 gp).

Description: He wears skinny pants and wears a white and blue robe with the hood down. He is portly but not overly obese. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Tod enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Gifted from a young age, Tod studied abroad. When Tod reached his early adolescence his Halfling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 2100 gp. Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is cut close to his head. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Carter arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Skak was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Carter. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1100 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured and is in decent physical shape. Her auburn hair is well kept. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Roofer mother left her crippled. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 5000 gp. Emerald (400 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'5". He wears brown trousers with blue and red striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. 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 west. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He is physically well-built. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Sailor responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Nature, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 100 pp. Eye agate (12 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Rose (50 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Jasper (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Carpenter. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This eastern man has the majority of his body covered in plate. His clothes are grease stained in places. His silver crest is greasy and uncared for. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Dazzazn was born on a far eastern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Painter. He saw the violence of war and the aftermath so he converted to religion and dedicated himself to non-violence.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1100 gp. Blue sapphire (800 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Jasper (60 gp).