Description: This woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her right hand. Her auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is red, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length green crest. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

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 is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A 6'2" western woman, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. Her brass crest is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her red hair is braided into rings. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is a Crown-heir first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born in the east to a Crown-heir, Lia learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Emma hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Amethyst (100 gp).

Description: An older woman who prefers to wear yellow clothing when she does not wear armor, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is auburn and curly. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Criminal record, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1 Small steel mirror.

Description: 6'4" and muscular, this western man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 210 gp. 1 Good lock.

Description: This man wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His golden hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Bilbron was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears baggy black pantaloons and a green scarf. His dark red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His skin is flawless and his red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Paymon was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the south were limited. 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: An old rival family wants him found; and balancing his hectic life and new barber responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Just what you see.