Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a tan wide-brimmed hat and tan clothes. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Aelar wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Painter but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Aelar was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Painter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Painter work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has achieved small success as a Painter.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and expand his business

Ideals: Disciplined, Pacifist, Persistence. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Painter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This southern woman wears a blue Stetson hat and blue clothes. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1000 cp. 3 Antitoxin.

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. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 70 gp. Eye agate (14 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears a grey tunic with white highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. His black hair is thinning but still full. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Thomas will drive conversation. 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: In love, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears tattered old clothes. She has golden hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Griselda embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her bronze crest is thinning but still full. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady red eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: 4'9" and muscular, this northern woman wears just a pastel suit. Her black fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 140 gp. Red spinel (60 gp).

Description: She wears a black collared shirt and white skirt. She accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her long green crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in the west to a Knight, Hethress learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Knight for hire.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and to be a cook again

Ideals: Justice, Logical, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 600 sp. Iolite (20 gp).