Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty yellow coat over it. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Gardener. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Religious. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 30 pp. White opal (400 gp). Sard (20 gp). Coral (160 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. She sports blonde long hair. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Zagga lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Stylist work with an outfit from a few towns over. Stylist work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Stylist.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 600 gp. Rock crystal (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Azurite (6 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He usually wears his yellow robe and has his kukri always slung over his shoulder. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: Raymond was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. 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. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he has a crush on the local adventurer

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a red and white handkerchief worn on her right side. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Her childhood dream was to be a Mortician, but she was a colossal failure. She struck the Animal Trainer job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to protect her home

Flaws: Mundane, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Moonstone (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy orange fur. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a hunchback. His fur is cut close to his head. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. 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: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Flask has worked very hard to control his curse. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Alexandrite (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 100 gp. Blue quartz (11 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. Her black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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 works hard and plays hard.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Geva alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. 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 is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Navigator hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 70 gp. Pink pearl (90 gp).

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 310 gp.