Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 2'8" and is dressed in earthy colors with a red and grey handkerchief worn on her left side. Her tied-back hair is auburn. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She is a Jackalwere in disguise. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has worked as a Barkeep like her mother before her.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Frug abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, In love, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1600 gp. Amethyst (160 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'10". He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His white fur is knotted and matted. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Tree was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Adept, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Adept in service of a powerful lord somewhere. 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. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shield.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Carnelian (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her blonde hair is singed and shortened. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born in a small forest village. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 42000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Blacksmith. His gray fur is smooth and relatively long. His yellow unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

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. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born into a rich family. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away; and he wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. She wears a black shirt with thin white vertical stripes and black pants. She has a hunchback. Her red hair is long and unkept. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Gomory lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Violet garnet (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Banded agate (15 gp).

Description: An older man who wears dull grey sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed glaive, just in case, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is blonde and curly. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 30 gp. Deep green spinel (60 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her green robe. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. After a long history of fighting, Unvera and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Terse, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: 4'9" and muscular, this western man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His hair is blonde and curly. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 90 gp.