Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. Vanchu enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Vanchu hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her blonde hair is cut short. Her face is scarred and worn.

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 is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Slave. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 2000 sp.

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 long strands of sapphire and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Kilia has worked very hard to control her curse. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her right hand. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes are gold.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A freak accident while working with her Farmer mother left her crippled. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 20 gp. Azurite (8 gp).

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Justin 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. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature quarterstaff.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 500 sp. Brown-green garnet (120 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has slicked back white hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: In love, Attractive. Occupation: Cook

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. She has a hunchback. Her head has been shaved. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a violet costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 120 gp.