Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her gray fur is knotted and matted. She is baby faced.

Personality: River is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Gifted from a young age, River studied abroad. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. After a long history of fighting, River and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she has a crush on the local guard

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of her god around her neck, and a axe on her belt. She carries a battered sai and tarnished axe as well. Her chestnut hair is cut short. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: PTSD. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 500 gp. Banded agate (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with violet colored cloaks and clothing. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Fletcher. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Fletcher.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is long and black with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Cook for the past few years.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. His fur is cut close to his head. His ears are large.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He takes great joy in being the best Sage in town.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Sage work with an outfit from a few towns over. Sage work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He tends to his Sage job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to be a masseuse again

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 gp. Obsidian (15 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her golden hair is long and unkept. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1000 gp. Pink pearl (160 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Jet (160 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: He usually wears his white robe and has his rapier always slung over his shoulder. He is portly but not overly obese. He has moderate length chestnut hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Dyer. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Gildmak was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He worked as a nervous Dyer and found it very stressful. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Dyer for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Bonds: Job, Religious, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 16000 sp. Gold music box (1000 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. William 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 William. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her red hair is lengthy. She has white eyes and a black hat with a white feather.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. Kali enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Kali hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting dire rats, the young Kali began to lead the lost caravan. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 30 pp. Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Jet (40 gp). Onyx (60 gp).