Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze, and carries tridents. He wears his brown hair up. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Raer was born in the east. 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Hoshû is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a green wide-brimmed hat and green clothes. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his flail, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. His white crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 70 gp. Red spinel (90 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a grey shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and blue pants. Her chestnut hair is cut short. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Performer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Performer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She tends to her Performer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Performer responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 40 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This woman wears a blue deerstalker hat and blue clothes, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has amber eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Flaws: Racist, Greedy. Bonds: Religious, Family, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 400 sp. Brown-green garnet (120 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a tattered pair of loose yellow pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She sports blonde long hair. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. The war was a terrible time for her, and Sariel does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Sariel was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her crest is short and white. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is content.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Mundane, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length lavender fur. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is a great chef.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 40 gp. Carnelian (40 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft red waves gently in the breeze. Her hair is cut close to her head. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 30 gp.