Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She carries with her a set of greatswords, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Artin liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Artin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats. Her golden hair is lengthy. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Katherine 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 has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 120 gp. Malachite (9 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull green iron scale mail. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the left. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She wears a colorful flower in her blue hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. 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 in the south. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and very much looks the part of a Cartwright. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has no hair. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Wymar grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has worked as a Cartwright like his mother before him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 3000 sp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Ruler. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Raymond was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has achieved small success as a Ruler.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'1". He wears professional attire. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. In his 18th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. Being a Slave Trader kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Flaws: Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1000 gp. Moss agate (9 gp). White opal (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Brown diamond (3000 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Coral (100 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp).

Description: He wears long strands of topaz and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He carries with him a set of pickaxes, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. This hazel eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jocelyn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He wears a colorful flower in his brown fur. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 28. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 240 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).