Description: This man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his right hand. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Borgu is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Ruler work with an outfit from a few towns over. Ruler work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He became a Ruler soon after.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Depressed, Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 12000 sp. Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp).

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His hair is short and white. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She stands about 4'1" and wears baggy brown pantaloons and a black scarf. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears her brown hair up. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To be a Dilettante again.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This woman wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on her right hand. Her crest is green and curly. Her gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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 now owns her own business.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and balancing her hectic life and new stableman responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 700 gp. Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Rose (50 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Malachite (5 gp). White pearl (150 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'5". She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ermina studied abroad. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: Amber (50 gp).

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull grey iron scale mail, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'5" when asserting herself. Her silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. Her skin is flawless and her red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Marshal for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing her hectic life and new marshal responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Greedy, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born in a small plains village. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature longbow.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Nature, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He got into the Carter business at a young age. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. He has achieved small success as a Carter.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 9000 sp. Obsidian (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull grey iron scale mail, marred by teas. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her feathered tan hat.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Veloptima is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 15000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.