Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears a brown shirt, with a blue mid length shorts with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His black fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: River lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Pacifist, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Tourmaline (100 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Verin was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother 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. Some 6 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Verin never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Disciplined, Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, In love. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. His hair is short and black. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 60000 cp. Violet garnet (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is renowned for her bright blue dresses and hats. She wears her red hair down. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She takes great joy in being the best Servant in town.

History: Adrie was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Expand her business; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nikki grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Nikki abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 270 gp. Iolite (50 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Zircon (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He is dressed in a clean yellow cloak covering his clean studded leather. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Naeris was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Through the years after Naeris was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Naeris's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He keeps his scarlet crest in a flapper bob. His red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 300 gp. Moss agate (5 gp).

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the south. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 600 gp. 4 Smokesticks. 1 Alchemist’s fire. 2 Holy water.