Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. With bright brown hair. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born in a small forest village. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Bookbinder. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bookbinder.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with her absent father

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. Being a Bricklayer kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her silver hair is braided into rings. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Valanthe was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Cynical. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her long blue hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her silver eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is a Body Guard first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. The war was a terrible time for her, and Prosperine does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Body Guard for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Body Guard responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Black pearl (1300 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. He has a very tight haircut. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born in a small forest village. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 500 sp. Hematite (7 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and is dressed in a clean yellow cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her hair is short and black. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her parents enrolled her in a Bard school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Hork was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. His childhood dream was to be a Stylist, but he was a colossal failure. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Tailor.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Stylist profession.

History: Born to a Stylist, his mother struggled to pay the bills. 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 Soapmaker. He has achieved small success as a Soapmaker.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand his business

Flaws: Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This southern woman is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Actor. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her auburn hair is wavy and long. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. A true patriot, Williamina would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Williamina was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 30 pp.