Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a blue shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and green pants. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. 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 is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Claira was born with her mother's beautiful face. Claira was born on a far southern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Laborer. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He is physically well-built. His tied-back hair is chestnut. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: 4'9" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a tan tunic with black highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around her shoes. She sports golden long hair. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she has a crush on the local locksmith

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. She has a very tight haircut. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is wearing a long, grey cloak. He wears his auburn hair up. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

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. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

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. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 500 sp. Sardonyx (70 gp).

Description: An older woman who is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering her clean studded leather, she is not a threatening figure. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Xanaphia was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Ruler.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Eye agate (16 gp). Jacinth (4000 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His golden hair is thinning but still full. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To protect his home; and doesn't want to be a shoemaker and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She keeps her red crest in a pixie cut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She uses divination through singing.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Debt, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is wearing a long, pastel cloak. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on her left hand. She keeps her long orange fur kept up in a rat tail. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Left-Handed hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing poetry.

History: She is a Slaad in disguise. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.