Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has wavy auburn hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Dyer. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Dyer for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 100 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Claira was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Claira fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears dull violet sweaters, loose yellow pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed bastard sword, just in case. His hair is short and auburn. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He got into the Hunter business at a young age. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Hunter responsibilities is difficult; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Shoemaker. His red fur is long and unkept. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born in a small island village. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is blonde and curly. She has brown eyes and a grey hat with a green feather.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 330 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He carries with him a set of rapiers, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Fragrant was born the youngest of three triplets. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She wears her auburn hair up. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is silver and curly. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 80 gp.