Description: An older woman who wears a grey shirt with thin green vertical stripes and pastel pants, she is not a threatening figure. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. 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 believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is an amazing painter.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Through the years after Artin was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Artin's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his left hand. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Miles 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 Miles. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears professional attire. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Dilettante for hire.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and money/treasure

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 3 Tanglefoot bags. 4 Acid flasks.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a pastel vest and prefers brown and grey shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her fur is white and very short. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Right-Handed hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She's also a talented Farmer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (20 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, marred by teas. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 west. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Coral (130 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp).

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. He carries with him a set of halberds on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He has a very tight haircut. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To be a Butcher again; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 160 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She wears her golden hair down. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born several months after her father 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 has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Military, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 60000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His black crest is thinning but still full. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. 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. Mreksh fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 300 pp. Aquamarine (500 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp).

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. Her brass crest has been sun bleached extensively. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Raiann was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Raiann 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 has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Full Plate. 1 Darkwood Buckler.