Description: He is a husky man, who wears tattered old clothes. His white hair is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise white. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is a Stableman first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is an amazing painter.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Mantus was born on a far western island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Stableman. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 16000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp).

Description: This woman is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has wavy silver hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born into a rich family. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 4000 gp. Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Amber (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He very much looks the part of a Cook. His long red hair reaches down to his waist. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Cook work with an outfit from a few towns over. Cook work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Cook for the past few years.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Flaws: Greedy, Disease. Bonds: Job, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 5000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has done his best to style his orange fur to look like a famous performer. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

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: Born to a Merchant, his father struggled to pay the bills. 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 Painter. He has achieved small success as a Painter.

Motivation: To protect his home; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rose (50 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He is an epitome of beauty. He wears a colorful flower in his silver hair. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Kûga lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 8000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He tends to wear a large green jacket. He has wavy bronze crest. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. The war was a terrible time for him, and Greethen does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Depressed, Insane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 6000 gp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Rose (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Jacinth (2000 gp). Zircon (20 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She usually wears her grey robe and has her shortbow always slung over her shoulder. Her silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. Helja enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Helja was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Spice Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shortbow.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 600 pp. A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A small bag of saffron. (20 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp).