Description: She wears white trousers with violet and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has moderate length blonde hair. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Volen was born with her mother's beautiful face. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Volen has worked very hard to control her curse. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears bulky brown painted plate armor. She wears her silver hair down. This brown eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Eleanor hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Black pearl (500 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Carnelian (30 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. 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. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This woman sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a white coat with black slacks. Her hair is silver and curly. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A gifted student she started as a Bather, but she got bored and became a Barkeep. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is typically in her Painter uniform. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Painter. She's also a talented Apothecary, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. His scarlet crest is knotted and matted. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Marshal hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her chestnut hair is cut short. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Chaedi was born with her father's beautiful face. She moved out west to avoid the crime she committed. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He hates goblins. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 2700 gp. Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Jade (100 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Red spinel (100 gp).