Description: She stands about 6'2" and is wearing a long, green cloak. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her crest is rusty and curly. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is dressed in an above average manner. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ugol 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 Ugol. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This woman tends to wear a violet 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 golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

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. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Elysande 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 Elysande. She struck the Shoemaker job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Expand her business; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born to a Junk Dealer, his father struggled to pay the bills. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Peter was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 4000 cp. Carnelian (50 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. She wears red trousers with brown and white striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has a hunchback. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the left. 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 great chef.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. She found a children's book about a Halfling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1800 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp).

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has a auburn handlebar mustache and slicked back auburn hair. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

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. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 sp. Amber (160 gp). 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a simple green robe with brown stripes complete with hood. She has no hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Ronwe has worked very hard to control her curse. 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 greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 6000 cp. Freshwater pearl (16 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Suhnae was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Suhnae decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

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

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She wears baggy pastel pantaloons and a tan scarf. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Detective. Emerald enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Server father left her crippled. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing her hectic life and new detective responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.