Description: 5'8" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears suspenders and violet workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy violet leather apron most of the time. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the north to a Spy, Joan learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Spy work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spy work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He dresses well, wearing yellow shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born to a Carter, his father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Knight hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he tends to wear a large blue jacket. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 40000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: Ghûra speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Ghûra 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. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has wavy silver hair. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker brown hat.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Servant.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and doesn't want to be a servant and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Job, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his mace, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. His black hair is cut short. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Nutae will drive conversation. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Nutae reached his early adolescence his Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He bought a mace and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Military, Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her right hand. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born in a small plains village. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Menny took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up greatsword and armor she uses now. 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: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Secretive, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 2800 sp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a black deerstalker hat and black clothes. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has achieved small success as a Adventurer.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a green tunic with red highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes, and is pretty ugly. His hair is cut close to his head. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Xappan was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Xappan decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; 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: Ugly, Insane, Mundane, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Silver pearl (90 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Zircon (70 gp).