Description: This man is very fat, and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Moss agate (15 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has wavy red hair. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with violet colored cloaks and clothing. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

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 loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Crown-heir they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Junk Dealer, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and yellow handkerchief worn on her right side. She wears a colorful flower in her golden hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Nora has worked very hard to control her curse. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her greatsword with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair is long and red with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She got into the Mason business at a young age. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains 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 mountains due to the painful memories there. Reeza took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up greatsword and armor she uses now. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Mason responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 70000 cp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This light-skinned male is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 3200 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 5'7" and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Rosalind was born with her father's beautiful face. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She is greedy; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sounds elderly

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

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears professional attire. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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. The war was a terrible time for her, and Shivering does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1600 gp. Tourmaline (60 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He keeps his long dark red hair kept up in a rat tail. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is an amazing painter.

History: He got into the Fisher business at a young age. 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 Fisher. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 14000 gp. Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp).