Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has green eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is a great chef.

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. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Burto has worked very hard to control his curse. He has achieved small success as a Stylist.

Motivation: He's in love; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Religious, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 80 gp. Silver pearl (60 gp).

Description: She wears a fancy blue dress. She has shaved her head bald. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Duvamil was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and a deep hatred of brigands

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears a brown costume with the symbols of luck on his torso, marred by sweets. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Randal grew up listening to his mother's many stories. 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: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Justice, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1000 cp. Citrine (80 gp).

Description: This malnourished man prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has amber eyes and a tan hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born to a Stylist, his father struggled to pay the bills. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and revenge

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: Standing 5'7", this woman has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. She is baby faced.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. 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: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Griselda was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Griselda decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He takes great joy in being the best Locksmith in town.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 8 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Efferil never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her broad red hat.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears a tan tunic with grey highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her golden hair is well kept. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. 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: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur, Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is dressed in an above average manner. Her hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are white and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is a great chef.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. A gifted student she started as a Cartwright, but she got bored and became a Painter. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to be a cartwright again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2600 sp.