Description: This late middle aged man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems and is in decent physical shape. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 8. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is a great chef.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 100 gp. 4 Antitoxin. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. A freak accident while working with her Animal Trainer father left her crippled. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, black shirt, and green tie, and she perpetually has her warhammer ready. Her head has been shaved. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. 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. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 7000 sp.

Description: This woman wears a white coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon her head, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Lavinia enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 2600 gp. Violet garnet (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears silk and lounges about seductively. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and a deep hatred of brigands

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears violet painted combat armor at almost all times. She is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is a great chef.

History: She got into the Miller business at a young age. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: She dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with brown slacks, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'8" when asserting herself. She has done her best to style her brown fur to look like a famous performer. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is a great chef.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Skirt was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is wearing a long, blue cloak. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Kipper will drive conversation. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He is a Deep Scion in disguise. Kipper 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. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 2000 sp. Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp).

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and white handkerchief worn on his left side. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length red hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 north. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1000 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.