Description: She is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She has a hunchback. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Nyx hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her painting career. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, giants burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying south to reunite her family. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature ceremonial dagger.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Sellsword responsibilities is difficult; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 100 gp. Obsidian (16 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and carries glaives. His hair is blonde and very short. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: The child of a Performer, who enjoyed hunting, Naeris was taken on many hunting expeditions. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Guardian, Nature. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 600 sp. Blue quartz (10 gp). 1 Smokesticks.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He carries a battered spear and tarnished ceremonial dagger as well. His scarlet crest is greasy and uncared for. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gold eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Spice Merchant. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He is a Succubi in disguise. 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 Spice Merchant. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 20 pp. Sardonyx (20 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. A true patriot, Nora would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. After a long history of fighting, Nora and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, In love. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born in the east to a Bellfounder, Fivin learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Fletcher, but he got bored and became a Bellfounder. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 40 gp. Jasper (80 gp).

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is typically in his Stableman uniform. He has dyed his greying dark red hair a little too much giving a sharp dark red color. His skin is flawless and his gold eyes scan people very quickly.

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 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: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Stableman. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Stableman.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. With wild auburn hair. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. A true patriot, Ranala would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Through the years after Ranala was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Ranala's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 sp. Star rose quartz (50 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. She has wavy golden hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2700 sp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears just a tan suit. Her golden hair is smooth and relatively long. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Mason for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a assassin again

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 80 gp.