Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. His tied-back hair is blonde. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born into a rich family. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Brewer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Brewer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. After months of barely getting by, Barendd managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: Revenge; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Lagazi was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 7000 sp. Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has a very tight haircut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. After months of barely getting by, Berrian managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears a green coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. He is physically well-built. His red hair is knotted and matted. His silver eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson green hat.

Personality: Vassago speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Osco took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up hand crossbow and armor he uses now. 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 end his boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she prefers to wear tan clothing when she does not wear armor. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She worked as a nervous Cook and found it very stressful. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 8000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She is physically well-built. Her silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. Her first spouse was a Glassblower, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1500 sp. 4 Smokesticks. 8 Acid flasks. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame, and she perpetually has her pickaxe ready. Her red hair is lengthy. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Millicent was born with her mother's beautiful face. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Millicent has worked very hard to control her curse. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Golden pearl (160 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Citrine (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.