Description: He is wearing a long, white cloak. He is physically well-built. His chestnut hair is still thick. This violet eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 25000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a fancy blue dress. She carries a battered greataxe and tarnished pickaxe as well. Her silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 130 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with grey slacks. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is brown and very short. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Galiena isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. A friendly and beautiful Human, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 8000 sp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Quillathe 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. 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 east. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a guard and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is typically in her Ruler uniform. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her black hair is matted, messy, and big. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. 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 in the west. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has worked as a Ruler like her mother before her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears skinny pants and wears a green and white robe with the hood down. His red hair is braided into rings. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1000 gp. Eye agate (15 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants and is in decent physical shape. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. A freak accident while working with her Tanner mother left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His yellow fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born to a Soapmaker, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 200 sp. White pearl (110 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 2'9". She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 4000 gp. Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Jade (40 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp).