Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His black hair is still thick. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Fonkin is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the west. 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 Fisher. He has worked as a Fisher like his father before him.

Motivation: To be a Scribe again.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Azurite (9 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her blue robe. Her red hair is thinning but still full. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Shoemaker business.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 5000 gp. Citrine (30 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She has a large yellow mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her blue robe. She keeps her brown hair in a flapper bob. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Lia never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: To protect her home; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, In love. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 3000 gp. Azurite (10 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Azurite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is typically in her Performer uniform. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker grey hat.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Performer for hire.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Performer responsibilities is difficult; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1300 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. With wild chestnut hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born in the south. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. 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. After a long history of fighting, Uraim and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 9000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. He carries a battered monstrous two handed axe and tarnished dagger as well. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Jasper (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Jade (120 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Jet (120 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp).