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 wears a grey Stetson hat and grey clothes. Her red hair is still thick. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Layabout but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Family, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: 3'4" and muscular, this western man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. Gimble 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 bought a crossbow and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Chalcedony (20 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'4". She wears long strands of amber and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has done her best to style her green crest to look like a famous performer. Her red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. 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. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, In love, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Chrysoprase (30 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a violet cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes drow are coming to abduct people. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Eva was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Zaffrab enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He got into the Seamstress business at a young age. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. Being a Seamstress kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and likes to wear violet tank tops with red pants. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His ears are large.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: Aelar lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Gardener hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This malnourished man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He wears his blue hair up. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Qemuel was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Qemuel alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants.

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a brown top hat and brown clothes. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in the east to a Unemployed, Leaf learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered east to less war torn lands. She has taken up work as a Unemployed and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: She is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering her clean studded leather. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has dyed her greying white fur a little too much giving a sharp white color. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Drifting was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 360 gp.