Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Hunter they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Detective, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He wears his chestnut hair up. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Body Guard arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Ribbles has worked very hard to control his curse. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Family, Debt. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has slicked back black hair. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. A friendly and beautiful Half-Elf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Williamina was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Family, Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He wears a black coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. He is physically well-built. His red hair is braided into rings. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 200 sp. Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 3'2" and tends to wear a large red jacket. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born to a Server, his mother struggled to pay the bills. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'10" and dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with violet slacks. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born in the north to a Unemployed, Koeth learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He worked as a nervous Unemployed and found it very stressful. Being a Unemployed kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears tattered old clothes. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and black handkerchief worn on her right side, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'10" when asserting herself. She has blonde hair. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ilanis 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 Ilanis. Being a Navigator kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Sensitive, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she prefers to wear flannel, and is pretty ugly. Her head has been shaved. Her gray 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 is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. After coming to the age of reason, Philomena took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 20 pp.