Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a red coat with tan slacks. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He takes great joy in being the best Sellsword in town.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Bertram never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and expand his business

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Religious, In love. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1100 pp. Eye agate (8 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'3" and wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. She keeps her auburn hair in a flapper bob. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. The war was a terrible time for her, and Sybil does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 100 sp. White pearl (120 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a fancy yellow dress. With wild auburn hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has a long black ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Eva fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 160 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp).

Description: He wears long strands of amber and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His purple hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has gold eyes.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born in the east. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Andram was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Flaws: Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 260 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her hand crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. She has dyed her greying gray fur a little too much giving a sharp gray color. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 61. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: French accent

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

Description: This woman is very fat, and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Vistra grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Vistra. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and balancing her hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 600 gp. Blue quartz (12 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp).

Description: She dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, and carries halberds. She keeps her golden hair in a pixie cut. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She carries with her a set of whips, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nurkara fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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 she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 2000 cp.