Description: This younger middle-aged woman prefers to wear violet pants and tee shirts, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her top violet hat.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. A freak accident while working with her Herbalist mother left her crippled. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Althaea never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy, Disease. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. She wears her red crest up. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born in a small forest village. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Assassin for hire.

Motivation: Revenge; and to be a navigator again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 4000 cp. Chalcedony (20 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His blonde hair is braided into rings. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Tod was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. 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 drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature pickaxe.

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

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 100 gp. Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Citrine (30 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. His bronze crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

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 believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: Fax 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. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in the east to a Gardener, Meena learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Gardener work with an outfit from a few towns over. Gardener work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and balancing her hectic life and new gardener responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 130 gp. Rose (80 gp). 1 Buckler.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears a brown collared shirt and tan pants. He accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He wears his blonde hair up. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Oloric was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Oloric decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record, Guardian. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This woman wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her crest is brass, silky, and of moderate length. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Mishann was born on a far western island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Junk Dealer. After a long history of fighting, Mishann and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears brown trousers with violet and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His golden hair is still thick. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. A true patriot, Chad would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Jet (90 gp). Coral (90 gp). Amber (90 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. She wears her brown hair up. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. After a long history of fighting, Donella and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Spy and was forced into it by her family; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 400 gp.