Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears bulky brown painted plate armor. His long orange fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Through the years after Shifting was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Shifting's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Shifting and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 20000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull tan iron scale mail. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her dark red hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her half smiles and silver eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Insomniac, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and prefers to wear flannel. He wears his yellow fur down. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He comes from a rich western family. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Revenge; and many giants want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 100 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears long strands of ruby and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her silver hair is wavy and long. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: The child of a Stableman, who enjoyed hunting, Tervaround was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Tervaround 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 Tervaround. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 11000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'2". She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Luthra 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. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a flail on her belt. Her white hair is heavily combed to the right. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Buvvie was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Animal Trainer. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Animal Trainer responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. He wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. He has a hunchback. He has moderate length chestnut hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a Adventurer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He is a Metallic Dragon in disguise. His childhood dream was to be a Knight, but he was a colossal failure. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Adventurer.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 90000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'2" when asserting herself. She has no hair. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Her parents were killed by brigands in a raid when she was still a young child. The brigands captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Eye agate (4 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears red trousers with grey and yellow striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 140 gp.