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 sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His brass crest is smooth and relatively long. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gold eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Heskan will drive conversation. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Heskan lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Fisher, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Dyer and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a white tunic with yellow highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Vanchu was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. She became a Spice Merchant soon after.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has a very tight haircut. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nutae studied abroad. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: This man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

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. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 2200 sp.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is wearing a tight red one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. His ears are large.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a blacksmith again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'6" when asserting herself. Her hair is long and black with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small violet clips. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Roofer business.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Through the years after Matilda was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Matilda's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 700 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her white hair is wavy and long. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. Emmeline is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears dull grey sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed sai, just in case. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has achieved small success as a Fletcher.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new fletcher responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is dressed in earthy colors with a pastel and green handkerchief worn on her left side. Her long yellow fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines yellow.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice, Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 320 gp. 1 Superior lock.