Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His silver hair is knotted and matted. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Whurbin was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This malnourished woman dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her tied-back hair is black. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Vani enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 80 gp. Red spinel (130 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears long strands of amber and short violet dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His chestnut hair is still thick. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He got into the Fortune-teller business at a young age. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. After a long history of fighting, Naal and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: 4'3" and muscular, this southern man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. His auburn hair is braided into rings. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. 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: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He worked as a nervous Sage and found it very stressful. He's also a talented Stylist, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Stylist again; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 70 gp. Deep green spinel (90 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. 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 by priests from a young age. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Sailor. His tied-back hair is brown. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. The war was a terrible time for him, and Tharivol does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Tharivol took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up morningstar and armor he uses now. He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Nature. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Justice, Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He wears his blonde hair down. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gunter grew up listening to his father's many stories. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Gunter was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His black hair is braided into rings. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Burgell was born with his father's beautiful face. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Joker, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1600 sp. 1 Silver holy symbol.