Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. She has moderate length auburn hair. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 70. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Valanthe grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair is black and curly. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and doesn't want to be a crown-heir and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He wears baggy grey pantaloons and a black scarf. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a Glassblower first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born in the west to a Glassblower, Manfred learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is light but he possesses many pastel ritualistic tattoos. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has wavy auburn hair. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He got into the Fortune-teller business at a young age. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is greedy; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 11000 sp. Malachite (8 gp).

Description: This woman wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair, while still mostly blue, has prominent grey streaks. Her half smiles and silver eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

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 does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Armara grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her childhood dream was to be a Brewer, but she was a colossal failure. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This eastern woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her crest is scarlet and curly. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Findex 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. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Server

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Full Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A 4'8" western woman, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her hair is red and curly. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Caelynn was born the youngest of three triplets. 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. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Holy water.

Description: This late middle aged man wears bulky green painted plate armor and is in decent physical shape. He has moderate length blue hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His first spouse was a Barkeep, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 8000 cp.