Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He wears a colorful flower in his dark red hair. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Zephan lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of his daughter

Flaws: Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and is pretty ugly. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

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. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Lavinia was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature nunchaku.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: He wears a white costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. His auburn hair is cut short. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: This malnourished woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull pastel iron scale mail. She wears her red hair up. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She found a children's book about a Dwarf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She very much looks the part of a Bather. With wild red hair. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has achieved small success as a Bather.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Greedy, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 400 sp. Zircon (80 gp). 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He stands about 4'4" and is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His tied-back hair is black. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

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. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. 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. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has moderate length brown hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He refers to his adoptive father 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: Born in the west to a Spy, Dondon learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. 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 Spy. He has worked as a Spy like his father before him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 150 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She has shaved her head bald. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Carter does. She carries a battered ceremonial dagger and tarnished whip as well. Her hair is short and silver. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Carter business.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 500 sp.