Description: She is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. She has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her red robe. She has a hunchback. Her auburn hair is long and unkept. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Ida speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Ida was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'8" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. His cinnamon fur is braided into rings. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born in the east. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother 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. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. He keeps his white fur in a pixie cut. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his yellow eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Server. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. He has a hunchback. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: Damakos wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Damakos was born the youngest of three triplets. A gifted student he started as a Herbalist, but he got bored and became a Ploughman. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. 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: The child of a Spice Merchant, who enjoyed hunting, Nirgel was taken on many hunting expeditions. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Spice Merchant; and he's in love

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 310 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: A 6'7" western man, he wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Fenriz hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the west were limited. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 700 sp. Black pearl (200 gp).

Description: She wears a blue shirt with thin black vertical stripes and green pants, and carries tridents. With bright golden hair. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Justice. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a simple brown robe with tan stripes complete with hood. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Gardener arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Torgga 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 Torgga. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her silver hair is lengthy. She has green eyes and a grey hat with a tan feather.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Artin's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A gifted student she started as a Bounty Hunter, but she got bored and became a Apothecary. After a long history of fighting, Artin and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and to be a bounty hunter again

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 10 pp. Tourmaline (120 gp).