Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her fur is cut close to her head. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: River is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. She wears a simple red robe with white stripes complete with hood. She has a hunchback. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When Bella reached her early adolescence her Halfling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man tends to wear a large white jacket. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is short and red. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born in the east. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'5" and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His black hair is braided into rings. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. 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: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Frederick grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Frederick. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Architect.

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Adventurer, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2200 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. Her hair is long and red with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small white clips. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Flaws: Insomniac, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Hubert is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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 Fletcher. He has worked as a Fletcher like his father before him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her white robe. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. Andraste 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 was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. With bright white hair. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Server work with an outfit from a few towns over. Server work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Server for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 6000 sp. Coral (80 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Zircon (30 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears professional attire. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. 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 was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Nalral was born on a far southern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Tailor. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 180 gp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.