Description: A 5'7" northern man, he wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. His cinnamon fur is knotted and matted. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

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. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Serpent lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 160 pp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She prefers to wear flannel. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 south. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

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

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is renowned for his bright white suits and hats, and is pretty ugly. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. He has violet eyes and a white hat with a green feather.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Spice Merchant. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Mentor, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a simple violet robe with brown stripes complete with hood. Her tied-back hair is red. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. A true patriot, Avice would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Greedy, Insane. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 sp. Amber (90 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a sickle on her belt. Her hair is long and auburn with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small tan clips. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Barber business.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Breena fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate, Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 800 sp. Amethyst (80 gp).

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'1" when asserting herself. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. She has gray eyes and a blue hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Claira was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Slave. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Chrysoprase (30 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with pastel slacks. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Seraphina was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Jeweler.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His crest is short and silver. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Trynnicus hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 300 sp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp).

Description: This woman is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has styled her copper crest well, parting it to the right. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her childhood dream was to be a Ploughman, but she was a colossal failure. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1800 sp.