Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has gleaming, smiling black eyes.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 130 pp.

Description: An older man who prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman, he is not a threatening figure. His silver hair is long and unkept. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. A true patriot, Nil would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Guard arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 30000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her fur is short and orange. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Standing 5'8", this woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze. Her hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She found a children's book about a Half-Elf Adept who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Coral (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Malachite (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears professional attire. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length white crest. His red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Heskan is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Heskan was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Black opal (1500 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

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. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Sellsword they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Laborer, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears dull brown sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed spear, just in case. Her blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Passionate, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 300 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He is portly but not overly obese. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 8000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears bulky violet painted plate armor. He wears a colorful flower in his golden hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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 left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 200 gp. Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.