Description: This western woman wears a green vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her green boots flare out at the collars. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She keeps her brass crest in a pixie cut. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 300 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and brown handkerchief worn on his right side. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Frouse never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and expand his business

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, In love, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her long dark red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Damaia lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, brown shirt, and green tie. His hair is chestnut and curly. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Pelaios was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Courier. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Courier.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and to be a miner again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 gp. 2 Smokesticks. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She is lean but muscular and dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small white clips. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Courier. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her necromantic talents. She became a Courier soon after.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Forgetful, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her silver hair is greasy and uncared for. Her ears are large.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is short and black. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Dûsh was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 200 sp. Moss agate (11 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care, marred by teas. He keeps his long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He got into the Interpreter business at a young age. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Interpreter. He has worked as a Interpreter like his mother before him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 30 gp. White pearl (130 gp).