Description: A 5'0" western man, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sai with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His head has been shaved. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a brown coat. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is short and white. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She takes great joy in being the best Spice Merchant in town.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Bonds: Job, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Expand his business; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a red and yellow robe with the hood down, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 2'10" when asserting herself. Her black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She works hard and plays hard.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

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

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'1" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. His eyes are black and catlike.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents enrolled him in a Paladin school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jade (150 gp). Banded agate (15 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a red vest and prefers black and yellow shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Ghaliver speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Spice Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 700 gp. Sard (80 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp).

Description: He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He carries with him a set of halberds on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. 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: Flogg was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. Flogg abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 210 pp. Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Sard (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears dull black sweaters, loose pastel pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed shortbow, just in case, and carries shortbows. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. Her ears are large.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her first spouse was a Body Guard, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'5". She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving 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: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Cartwright for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Amber (80 gp).