Description: This malnourished man tends to wear a large white jacket. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Ortegar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 Bounty Hunter. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 4000 gp. Banded agate (10 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor. Her chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 west. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1100 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she is typically in her Bookbinder uniform. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Emeny was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gifted student she started as a Herbalist, but she got bored and became a Bookbinder. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and balancing her hectic life and new bookbinder responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Job, Guardian, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Sard (80 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. 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 Slave Trader. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 3000 gp. Amber (120 gp). Rose (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Amber (120 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has shaved his head bald. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Jabbie was born on a far southern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Jeweler. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 5000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp).

Description: She wears baggy pastel pantaloons and a black scarf. She keeps her gray fur in a pixie cut. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Shivering was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has achieved small success as a Assassin.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 4000 gp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Jet (90 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp).

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her red hair is long and unkept. Her gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying east to reunite her family. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 900 pp. Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Jet (150 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp).