Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. His black fur is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Shadow 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. Through the years after Shadow was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Shadow's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Kellen is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears dull tan sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed shortspear, just in case. She has moderate length black hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Sariel grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She wears just a white suit. She carries with her a set of tridents on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: The child of a Spy, who enjoyed hunting, Paela was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Paela fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She stands about 5'7" and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her yellow fur is lengthy. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Skirt is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She sports white long hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature crossbow.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her tan robe. She has white hair. This violet eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. Portia enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

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. A freak accident while working with her Weaver father left her crippled. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it.

Flaws: Hedonist, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 260 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a fancy white dress and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. After a long history of fighting, Bella and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Poor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Holy water. 2 Acid flasks.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He wears suspenders and tan workpants. His shirt is red, and he wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. He has a hunchback. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 70 gp. Amber (140 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Citrine (80 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler.