Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. After a long history of fighting, Aldous and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Poor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Stableman. He has shaved his head bald. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 20 gp. Malachite (14 gp).

Description: 5'8" and muscular, this northern woman wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a sickle on her belt. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Kansif is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. In her 16th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 70 gp. Blue quartz (9 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her violet leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born in the south. Anne was born on a far southern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Cartwright. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears pastel trousers with green and violet striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her red fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Ethereal is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Spy. She became a Spy soon after.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. His white hair is knotted and matted. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Sage mother left him crippled. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her dark red hair is knotted and matted. Her silver eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Seddit lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a black costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His skin is flawless and his black eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'7". He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Interpreter. His red fur is braided into rings. His eyes are copper and beady.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Interpreter but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic, Greedy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 30 pp. 3 Antitoxin.