Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She tends to wear a large black jacket. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her black eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Ishte wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Born in the east to a Beggar, Ishte learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her first spouse was a Fisher, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Sailor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Sailor work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Cook again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Mialee lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Keth was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sword.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather, and carries bastard swords. His crest is green, silky, and of moderate length. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Valorean is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He tends to his Body Guard job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1000 cp. Red garnet (40 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 typically in his Tailor uniform. His hair is blue and curly. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines black.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Leucis was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears tattered old clothes. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her first spouse was a Herbalist, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 100 pp. Amethyst (160 gp).

Description: This man is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his left hand. His hair is long and red with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Guy was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Slave, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has moderate length brown hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 800 sp.