Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a brown coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. Her golden hair is well kept. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Barbena was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her childhood dream was to be a Butcher, but she was a colossal failure. She tends to her Guard job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a greatsword, but if one is not available he will default to his club. His purple hair is greasy and uncared for. His silver eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: She wears suspenders and grey workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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 north. 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: To protect her home; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born into a rich family. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Passionate, Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 200 sp. Azurite (12 gp). 8 Acid flasks.

Description: She wears a white shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and grey pants. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. 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: 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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is dressed in an above average manner. Her auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 83. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her hair is blonde and curly. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Helen was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Helen's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: He wears a tan costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He is physically well-built. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Burgell alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is a Junk Dealer first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Loopmottin was born the youngest of three triplets. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Junk Dealer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Junk Dealer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. Her addictions have taken their toll on her wallet, and she has found herself with a great deal of debt owed.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family, Debt. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.