Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. 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'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a server again

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 200 pp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a pastel coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon her head. Her fur is white and curly. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Quick will drive conversation. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 130 pp. Golden yellow topaz (700 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a grey coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon her head. Her hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Sarah was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His fur is cut close to his head. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his yellow eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Flask was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 90 gp. Golden pearl (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears long strands of aquamarine and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His black hair is knotted and matted. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. After coming to the age of reason, Orsik took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Server

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Shoemaker. Her golden hair is well kept. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. 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: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Shoemaker arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 12000 gp. Fire opal (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Rose (30 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Jade (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears an entirely black suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has brown eyes.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 20 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp).

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and brown handkerchief worn on his right side. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is silver and curly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Ugly. Bonds: Family, Guardian. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 700 gp. Golden pearl (40 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Jet (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She is wearing a long, black cloak. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has no crest. Her eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 210 pp. Red spinel (140 gp).