Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has shaved his head bald. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the west were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Slave, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 7000 gp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp). White opal (600 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Jet (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Amber (80 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Citrine (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a green collared shirt and pastel pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

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 receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He struck the Tanner job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he is content

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Cynical, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears bulky tan painted plate armor, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'7" when asserting himself. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. The war was a terrible time for him, and Hadarai does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Hugh was born the youngest of three triplets. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 900 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Black opal (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears bulky red painted plate armor. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Bella 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a blue costume with the symbols of magic on her torso. Her hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. Her first spouse was a Tanner, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: 5'11" and muscular, this southern woman usually wears her black robe and has her greatsword always slung over her shoulder. Her dark red hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Slave Trader hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 20000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a pastel vest and prefers black and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His yellow fur is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Miller but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Insane. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This northern woman wears a black tunic with blue highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the left. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Performer. Tawar enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: The child of a Body Guard, who enjoyed hunting, Tawar was taken on many hunting expeditions. Tawar liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Performer for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a body guard again

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).