Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has a long white ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Red spinel (140 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears professional attire. She is an epitome of beauty. Her hair is short and red. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She takes great joy in being the best Performer in town.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears an entirely brown suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

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. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Addict. Occupation: Miner

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a pastel collared shirt and green pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has no fur. His copper eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rock crystal (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 2'11". He is typically in his Fisher uniform. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He tends to his Fisher job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Family, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1600 sp. Aquamarine (800 gp).

Description: He has a missing left arm. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has moderate length red hair. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Bloodstone (40 gp). Jade (130 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His hair is short and dark red. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Thamuz was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military, In love. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1500 gp. Carnelian (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her eyes are silver and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Mastema was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. After coming to the age of reason, Mastema took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. Some 5 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Mastema never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor, In love, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 gp.