Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her white hair is braided into rings. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has worked as a Gardener like her father before her.

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

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 2700 sp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born in the south. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Server

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: 5'8" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is typically in her Gardener uniform. Her red fur is lengthy. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She got into the Gardener business at a young age. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Gardener for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice, Optimist. Bonds: Job, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 100 gp. Carnelian (40 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

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 is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. After a long history of fighting, Ortegar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His purple hair is thinning but still full. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born into a rich family. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 2000 cp. Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She is an epitome of beauty. Her golden hair is well kept. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: Ovina speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. 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 left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 200 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears just a green suit. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. His white eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: Born in the south to a Scribe, Zepar learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Zepar has worked very hard to control his curse. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 7000 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. He has a very tight haircut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a Actor first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. He worked as a nervous Actor and found it very stressful. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Odorr never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Actor responsibilities is difficult; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Poor, In love. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 10000 sp. Aquamarine (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a black coat with red slacks. She has no hair. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. 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. In her 17th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Server

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 260 gp.