Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a worn and beaten armor, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. Joan was born on a far southern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Spice Merchant. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Spice Merchant for hire.

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

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: In love, Family, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He has a large violet mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his green robe. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Rael was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He is physically well-built. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to be a shepherd again

Ideals: Passionate, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Red spinel (80 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He has a large yellow mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his pastel robe. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. Her auburn hair is cut short. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

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 worked as a Apothecary like her father before her.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She wears just a brown suit. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She has no hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

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 a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 300 sp. Jasper (20 gp).

Description: She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She wears her white hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Hunter. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Hunter. During her travels, Robbie and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Robbie discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Robbie fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A 6'5" western woman, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her red hair is thinning but still full. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Gifted from a young age, Verin studied abroad. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'4". He is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 200 gp.