Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His black hair is thinning but still full. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Shane enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. After a long history of fighting, Shane and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Hedonist, Antagonistic. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 100 gp. White pearl (140 gp).

Description: This woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her right hand. Her beige fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her ears are large.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and money/treasure

Ideals: Pacifist, Optimist, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1600 gp. Hematite (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Rose (60 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a simple black robe with violet stripes complete with hood, and is pretty ugly. She has no hair. 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 snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Sage and was forced into it by her family.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her sai with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sai.

Motivation: She is greedy; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Falkrunn will drive conversation. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Extrovert, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She sports red long hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. 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: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a barrister and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Farmer accent

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

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

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

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Birel will drive conversation. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born into a rich family. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. 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 uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and halfling compassion

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Fearful, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 cp. Jade (140 gp). 3 Antitoxin.

Description: 2'10" and muscular, this northern man wears a red costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Watson was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Baker and was forced into it by his family; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.