Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His hair is purple, silky, and of moderate length. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He is a Deep Scion in disguise. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Mantus grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Mantus. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1200 gp. Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle and is in decent physical shape. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Harriet lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 north. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears baggy tan pantaloons and a grey scarf. She is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around her ears. This hazel eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her black hair is well kept. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Bounty Hunter arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her white hair is thinning but still full. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

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 has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a yellow coat. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He got into the Seamstress business at a young age. After coming to the age of reason, Ahvain 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 now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: Blue quartz (12 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. When Orla reached her early adolescence her Gnome father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is very fat, and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has a long black ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Body Guard who has hired her part-time. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 10000 cp. Banded agate (10 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. His skin is light but he possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. He dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Elaim was born with his father's beautiful face. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.