Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he very much looks the part of a Sage. His hair is black and curly. He is baby faced.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His childhood dream was to be a Cartwright, but he was a colossal failure. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Job, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sai with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He is physically well-built. He has a very tight haircut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Map Maker who has hired him part-time. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Watson is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he has a crush on the local mason

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 7000 gp. Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Brown diamond (6000 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Canary diamond (6000 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Jet (40 gp). Amethyst (40 gp).

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He wears his red fur up. His eyes are likewise yellow.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born in the east to a Performer, Left-Handed learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 2200 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears baggy red pantaloons and a white scarf, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has slicked back black hair. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: In love, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'2" and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. He has blue eyes and a grey hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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 Spice Merchant. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

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

Possessions: 20 gp. 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: He wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He is a Metallic Dragon in disguise. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature pickaxe.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 15000 cp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. 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: Money/treasure; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Selfish. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Black opal (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and likes to wear tan tank tops with green skirt. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. A true patriot, Quillathe would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born in the south. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Bonds: Guardian, Military, Immigrant, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. She carries with her a set of shields, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She wears her black hair down. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Hematite (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.