Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Emma is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Emma was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student she started as a Cartwright, but she got bored and became a Scribe. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Justice, Logical, Impeccable. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 800 sp. Zircon (60 gp).

Description: He wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a kukri, but if one is not available he will default to his longbow. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His silver hair is knotted and matted. He is baby faced.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Engraver. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 40 gp. Golden pearl (70 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is typically in her Masseuse uniform. Her hair is chestnut and very short. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She is a Masseuse first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing painting.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Masseuse. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a grey shirt, with a yellow mid length skirt with yellow tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a green deerstalker hat and green clothes. His crest is green, silky, and of moderate length. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Donaar was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Donaar decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Orryn was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her hair is short and golden. Her ears are large.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her long white crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. 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 open a new tavern.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'10" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She typically wears violet cloth garments or leather armor. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Theirastra was born with her father's beautiful face. After coming to the age of reason, Theirastra took it upon herself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she's in love

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 170 gp. Bloodstone (60 gp). Azurite (4 gp). White pearl (80 gp).