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 is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, black shirt, and green tie. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. A true patriot, Hecat would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. A freak accident while working with her Navigator father left her crippled. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hecat fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Terse, Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Slave Trader born in the past three hundred years. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Painter profession.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Slave Trader for hire.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he wants revenge against giants

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 100 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Moonstone (50 gp).

Description: He wears dull black sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed flail, just in case. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly flails and lances. His hair is white and very short. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He refers to his adoptive mother 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 north to a Laborer, Damakos learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and doesn't want to be a laborer and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Family, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Through the years after Anthony was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Anthony's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 160 gp. Amber (70 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears tan trousers with red and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. Lia enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born into a rich family. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An older woman who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, she is not a threatening figure. Her white hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are red and beady.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. 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 been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Opinionated, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His cinnamon fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born in the north. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He wears his brown hair up. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Cairn was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. His parents were killed by giants in a raid when he was still a young child. The giants captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish, Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His crest is white and curly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born to a Engraver, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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 has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1400 sp.