Description: She wears a violet collared shirt and tan skirt. She accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She is physically well-built. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

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: She seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. He has moderate length blonde hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a Actor first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her hair is long and auburn with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small blue clips. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull tan iron scale mail. His hair is cut close to his head. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Lucan grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Lucan grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Lucan. Being a Herbalist kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he's looking for his big break

Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He prefers to wear flannel. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His dark red hair is long and unkept. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a white cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Interpreter born in the past three hundred years. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Maegan was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Maegan abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Nature, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears suspenders and pastel workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy pastel leather apron most of the time. His brown fur is braided into rings. He wears an eyepatch.

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

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'1". He wears a tattered pair of loose violet pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She wears her dark red hair up. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady silver eyes.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and retire the richest woman in the west

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1200 sp.