Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty pastel coat over it. Her orange fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears a violet shirt with thin green vertical stripes and tan pants. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Bethrynna 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 got into the Animal Trainer business at a young age. The family's rival house kidnapped her sister with the intent that her sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 220 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This tall, slender woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears large thick round spectacles.

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. A true patriot, Creega would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to be a detective again

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Beggar

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

Possessions: 90 gp. Azurite (11 gp).

Description: He wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. His head has been shaved. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is a Soapmaker first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Nelkin is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born into a rich family. His childhood dream was to be a Armorer, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She is physically well-built. She has auburn hair. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Fortune-teller arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Soapmaker they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Fortune-teller, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Joker, Athletic. Bonds: Family, Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man stands a little under 3'6" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his violet robe. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. His crest, while still mostly bronze, has prominent grey streaks. He has red eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. He wears his black hair down. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Thervan enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. Thervan abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp. Azurite (9 gp).