Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the left. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Slave, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 23000 cp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'11" and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull tan iron scale mail. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. The war was a terrible time for him, and Whurbin does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

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 first spouse was a Performer, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Family, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 150 gp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A 3'5" northern woman, she wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a greatsword, but if one is not available she will default to her greataxe. She wears her brown hair up. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born to a Dyer, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her first spouse was a Dyer, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Dyer they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Sculptor, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears long strands of aquamarine and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her red hair is braided into rings. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. 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 grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 60 pp. Chalcedony (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp).

Description: He sports violet clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He carries a battered quarterstaff and tarnished scythe as well. He has wavy silver hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Diggory was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 8000 gp. Amber (70 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears tattered old clothes. He has dyed his greying red crest a little too much giving a sharp red color. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Shamash lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He 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. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 15000 sp. Malachite (7 gp). Carnelian (40 gp).

Description: She wears green trousers with pastel and green striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She carries with her a set of lances on her belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 900 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her red hair is still thick. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Masseuse. She's also a talented Bounty Hunter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and balancing her hectic life and new masseuse responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Full Plate.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. He is portly but not overly obese. He has done his best to style his silver crest to look like a famous performer. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Attractive. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Just what you see.