Description: She is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a hunchback. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1900 pp. Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Amber (100 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Jet (100 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Richard hails from a village terrorized by brigands. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He's in love; and he wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 5000 gp. Deep green spinel (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears long strands of amber and short violet dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1000 pp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull blue iron scale mail. He has styled his brass crest well, parting it to the left. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 7000 gp. Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has wavy golden hair. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. The war was a terrible time for him, and Tharivol does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. A freak accident while working with his Gardener father left him crippled. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 9000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 9000 gp.

Description: She is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has blue eyes and a grey hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She struck the Bookbinder job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 3000 gp. Sard (20 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Jasper (20 gp). White pearl (60 gp).