Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Ortegar hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his father's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered dire rats who tried to eat his hand. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 25000 cp.

Description: This woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her shield with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her left hand. She wears a colorful flower in her auburn hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Servant. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

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 had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has achieved small success as a Servant.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away.

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1 Silk rope.

Description: With violet face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. His white hair is braided into rings. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. Cimer is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Cimer hails from a village terrorized by goblins. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by goblins. Cimer was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Attractive, Debt. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her black hair is braided into rings. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Horza hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 600 gp. Red garnet (80 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Jet (80 gp). Jade (80 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Clear bright green emerald (2000 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Malachite (12 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a pastel coat. Her fur is cinnamon and very short. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. After a long history of fighting, Quick and her spouse have recently divorced.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a grey scarf. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Map Maker born in the past three hundred years. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He's also a talented Bookbinder, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Map Maker responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'0". She usually wears her brown robe and has her bow always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is long and red with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small brown clips. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

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

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Fearful, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 gp.