Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Military, Slave. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her head has been shaved. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She uses divination through singing.

History: Griselda lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 30000 cp. Amber (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She very much looks the part of a Mayor. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Guard profession.

History: Born in the west to a Mayor, Tenena learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Being born in the west, 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 west 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. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Slave, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 35000 sp. 3 Thunderstones.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a tan coat over a violet low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Rimple will drive conversation. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Antitoxin. 1 Holy water. 1 Thunderstones.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His silver hair is heavily combed to the right. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. The war was a terrible time for him, and Gennal does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Gennal lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Bellfounder they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Beggar, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Beggar

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

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her black hair is wavy and long. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She found a children's book about a Dwarf Fighter 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. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Chrysoprase (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his white robe. His blonde hair is still thick. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his feathered blue hat.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Nature, In love. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: 6'3" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Passionate, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: This malnourished man is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.