Description: An older woman who wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, she is not a threatening figure. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Fisher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears bulky grey painted plate armor. With wild chestnut hair. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has achieved small success as a Merchant.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He prefers to wear violet pants and tee shirts. His black hair is heavily combed to the right. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. Norman enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He worked as a nervous Detective and found it very stressful. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Religious. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She has a long black ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Vadania embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 gp. Eye agate (8 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears suspenders and tan workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Born to a Seamstress, his father struggled to pay the bills. A gifted student he started as a Seamstress, but he got bored and became a Ruler. He became a Ruler soon after.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Poor, Job, Religious. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with tan slacks. Her golden hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She bought a longbow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His hair is auburn and curly. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Hamil wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born in a small forest village. Hamil 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. Hamil decided he wanted neither the life of his father 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: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. He carries with him a set of bows, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 25000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'0" when asserting herself. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Claira fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 100 gp.