Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and she perpetually has her falchion ready. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has red eyes.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the east. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: 4'11" and muscular, this southern woman wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. Her long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Ella embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Ella was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When Ella reached her early adolescence her Human mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 600 sp. 7 Acid flasks.

Description: He stands about 5'11" and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 12. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of goblins once and for all.

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. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during, and carries kukris. She has slicked back brown hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is a great chef.

History: She got into the Farmer business at a young age. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She's also a talented Beggar, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 130 gp. Black pearl (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Gardener arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His first spouse was a Junk Dealer, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and he is greedy

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Horza abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. 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 has passion for adventuring and risk; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Military, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a tattered pair of loose yellow pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, and is pretty ugly. She has wavy silver hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. In her 16th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She bought a greatsword and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Eye agate (13 gp). 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Aelar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Junk Dealer. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is content; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Secretive, Mundane. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1000 cp. Chrysoprase (40 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Banded mail.