Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He dresses like a well dressed Adventurer does. His red hair is singed and shortened. His face is scarred and worn.

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

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to be a bookbinder again

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a brown shirt with thin black vertical stripes and brown pants. She is an epitome of beauty. Her tied-back hair is auburn. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Detective profession.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Eloise was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, violet shirt, and blue tie. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He wears his red hair up. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She prefers to wear grey clothing when she does not wear armor. She is physically well-built. Her blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a Farmer first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Farmer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gifted student she started as a Laborer, but she got bored and became a Farmer. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is dressed in an above average manner. His white hair is lengthy. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Roge embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She stands about 3'0" and wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. Dee enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 150 gp. Onyx (50 gp). Black pearl (300 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a white coat over a violet low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. His hair is short and brown. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Az-Rans was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1700 gp. Banded agate (5 gp). Hematite (5 gp).

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears white trousers with blue and tan striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Gifted from a young age, Jillian studied abroad. Through the years after Jillian was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Jillian's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Jillian and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Junk Dealer and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 10 pp. Amber (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her right hand. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born in a small desert village. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 400 pp.