Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Gifted from a young age, Joan studied abroad. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This western woman is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She sports blonde long hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. 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: Nogu hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This woman wears dark leathers with embroidery, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Gifted from a young age, Donella studied abroad. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Stylist hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Donella was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her shield with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her childhood dream was to be a Butcher, but she was a colossal failure. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Interpreter business.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Interpreter. He tends to his Interpreter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and expand his business

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 sp. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He bought a kukri and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. Her fur is short and cinnamon. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Detective business.

History: Kite was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Kite has worked very hard to control her curse. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears violet robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a trident, but if one is not available she will default to her mace, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Jacoba grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Jacoba. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Flaws: Cynical, Secretive. Bonds: In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears a tattered pair of loose pastel pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His gray fur is heavily combed to the left. His copper eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He bought a crossbow and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Dyer; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Opinionated, Justice. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 40 gp.