Description: She tends to wear a large black jacket, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'5" when asserting herself. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her black eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Shax will drive conversation. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. 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. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Family, Military, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He tends to wear a large white jacket. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His childhood dream was to be a Crown-heir, but he was a colossal failure. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This man wears a tan coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Erky grew up listening to his father's many stories. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Rich, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 110 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp).

Description: She wears dull tan sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed sai, just in case. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has wavy red hair. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She became a Detective soon after.

Motivation: To be a Cartwright again.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants. She carries with her a set of pickaxes on her belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. Her black hair is braided into rings. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Kasdeya hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. In her youth she was a Shepherd, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger brother on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: PTSD, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Miller. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born to a Bounty Hunter, his mother struggled to pay the bills. William liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Miller for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 300 gp. Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Moss agate (9 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. Her long white hair reaches down to her waist. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 130 gp. Amethyst (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She wears suspenders and white workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time, marred by beers. Her head has been shaved. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Pearl fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. Her skin is flawless and her silver eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Rieta was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Rieta decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Sensitive, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 gp.