Description: An older man who wears long strands of ruby and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is golden and very short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

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 is well dressed, constantly wearing a red suit, green shirt, and red tie. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small red clips. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

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. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Eran is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak, and carries kukris. She has wavy gray fur. Her half smiles and copper eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

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. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Elegant was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tiefling artifacts is her passion; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around her ears. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her divine abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 80 pp. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: An older woman who wears long strands of jet and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, she is not a threatening figure. Her black crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Aasathra lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 40 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). 1 Hourglass.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His beige fur is singed and shortened. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Debt. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her crest is cut close to her head. Her gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Hillanot is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born in the west. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Bookbinder and was forced into it by her family; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. She has moderate length black hair. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Spice Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Sariel 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.

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 150 gp. Brown-green garnet (110 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman dresses like a well dressed Ruler does and is in decent physical shape. She has no hair. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Born in the north to a Ruler, Breena learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, In love. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.