Description: 5'2" and muscular, this southern woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has done her best to style her gray fur to look like a famous performer. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Flask hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

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. After coming to the age of reason, Flask took it upon herself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He stands about 3'4" and dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Wrenn was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Sage. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 390 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a simple tan robe with black stripes complete with hood. She is an epitome of beauty. Her auburn hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When Phann reached her early adolescence her Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 30 gp. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a crossbow, but if one is not available he will default to his whip. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Stannor was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. His brass crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His childhood dream was to be a Banker, but he was a colossal failure. He tends to his Fortune-teller job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he is content

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This man wears a blue vest and prefers black and pastel shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Rolen alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a tan shirt, with a brown mid length shorts with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Heian's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Gifted from a young age, Heian studied abroad. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the east were limited. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her rusty crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. Her gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. A true patriot, Doudra would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist, Athletic. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 260 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has silver hair. His fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born to a Sellsword, his father struggled to pay the bills. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Just what you see.