Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. Her black hair is lengthy. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Makaria was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Passionate, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Religious, Slave. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 320 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat. His hair is short and silver. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears dull tan sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed hammer, just in case. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and doesn't want to be a miner and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 100 gp. Violet garnet (900 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Moss agate (13 gp).

Description: She is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. With bright golden hair. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Elves in Lia's homeland. Lia decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: To be a Sailor again; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A 5'5" northern woman, she wears a tattered pair of loose yellow pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her top yellow hat.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. A true patriot, Cecily would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Cecily was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When Cecily reached her early adolescence her Half-Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Military, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 sp. Red spinel (50 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has moderate length chestnut hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born in the north to a Sage, Audhild learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her childhood dream was to be a Marshal, but she was a colossal failure. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sage.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and to be a marshal again

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is typically in his Dyer uniform. His black crest is knotted and matted. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Dyer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Dyer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 10 years.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp).

Description: This eastern man wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. Pelaios was born on a far eastern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Bowyer. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

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

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.