Description: This man wears bulky green painted plate armor, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His green crest is knotted and matted. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Quarethon was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, In love, Mentor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her cinnamon fur is knotted and matted. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She found a children's book about a Tabaxi Wizard who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. 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. Drifting fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His head has been shaved. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is a great chef.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: She stands about 6'4" and is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her auburn hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 15000 cp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 100 gp. 2 Smokesticks. 7 Acid flasks. 4 Holy water.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Susannah speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. Susannah enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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. Some 6 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Susannah never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, In love, Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1700 gp. Jasper (40 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She sports pastel clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her white fur is knotted and matted. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born in the east to a Shipwright, Jade learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Shipwright. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 100 gp. Rock crystal (70 gp). Amber (140 gp). Red spinel (140 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a grey vest and prefers brown and tan shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has silver hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 45. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Mundane. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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: To protect her home.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.