Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shag grew up listening to his mother's many stories. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He wears a grey costume with the symbols of his god on his torso, and he perpetually has his dagger ready. He has chestnut hair. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the east were limited. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 90 gp. Banded agate (10 gp). 4 Holy water.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She takes great joy in being the best Miner in town.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, brigands burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying north to reunite her family. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Alvyn hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She wears a colorful flower in her black hair. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Seddit was born with her father's beautiful face. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length golden hair. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in the north to a Mortician, Ilga learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her childhood dream was to be a Sculptor, but she was a colossal failure. She has achieved small success as a Mortician.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and tends to wear a large green jacket. He wears his blue crest down. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. The war was a terrible time for him, and Mugrunden does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Mugrunden 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 Mugrunden. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Criminal record, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This eastern woman wears a black tunic with green highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is white and curly. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Religious, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: He wears blue trousers with pastel and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He carries with him a set of maces on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Nim was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Assassin and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 20 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp).