Description: This late middle aged man wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars and is in decent physical shape. His silver hair is cut short. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Addict, Shy, Ugly. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he dresses like a well dressed Herbalist does. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Baker profession.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Dwarven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Dwarven doctor. He became a Herbalist soon after.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new herbalist responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She sports black long hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Lavinia hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Through the years after Lavinia was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Lavinia's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 220 gp. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'0" and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She wears her silver hair up. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. A gifted student she started as a Fletcher, but she got bored and became a Body Guard. She has worked as a Body Guard like her mother before her.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Tanner. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Religious. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly shortspears and axes. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Map Maker. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Map Maker for the past few years.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

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. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1100 sp. 8 Acid flasks. 2 Holy water.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears a simple violet robe with black stripes complete with hood. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Mara was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. Her addictions have taken their toll on her wallet, and she has found herself with a great deal of debt owed.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, In love, Debt. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 160 gp.

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 is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Criminal record, Military, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.