Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is an epitome of beauty. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. He has amber eyes.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Mercenary. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mercenary.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 30000 cp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp).

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears dull black sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed glaive, just in case. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

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. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 3000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Butcher business.

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 was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1300 gp. Silver pearl (130 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Rose (80 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Soft and melodious

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

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He got into the Blacksmith business at a young age. A gifted student he started as a Dilettante, but he got bored and became a Blacksmith. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a dilettante again

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 11000 sp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Rûkdûg was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record, In love, Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a simple pastel robe with black stripes complete with hood. Her white fur is long and unkept. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Shifting 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 gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Dyer. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears black trousers with violet and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Thar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Nature, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1000 sp.