Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: Valanthe speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Stableman profession.

History: Valanthe hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. Her blue hair is greasy and uncared for. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her parents were killed by brigands in a raid when she was still a young child. The brigands captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: In love, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 3'1" and has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her tan robe. She has a very tight haircut. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is typically in his Spice Merchant uniform. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. Nelkin enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gifted student he started as a Fisher, but he got bored and became a Spice Merchant. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears bulky pastel painted plate armor. Her yellow fur is still thick. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Junk Dealer business.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his axe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. He keeps his long blue hair kept up in a rat tail. He has silver eyes and a black hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To be a Tanner again.

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a red coat with grey slacks. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His golden hair is cut short. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. When Fonkin reached his early adolescence his Gnome father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Military. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears silk and lounges about seductively, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'3" when asserting herself. Her head has been shaved. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Adrie was born on a far southern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Unemployed. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 200 gp.