Description: She typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her greataxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. Her hair is short and brown. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. A true patriot, Liftrasa would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 9000 cp. Violet garnet (400 gp). Peridot (80 gp).

Description: She wears long strands of topaz and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She carries with her a set of falchions on her belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. Her white hair is singed and shortened. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Sabotage a competitor; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Carnelian (30 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'8". She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her crest is red and curly. Her gold eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed green hat.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Mijira was born with her mother's beautiful face. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Miner hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and sabotage a competitor

Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Poor, Job, Debt. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a red vest and prefers black and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Ozyman is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Glassblower father left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 sp. Red-brown spinel (140 gp).

Description: A 3'4" southern man, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Eberdeb was born the youngest of three triplets. A gifted student he started as a Miner, but he got bored and became a Dilettante. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 100 gp. Chalcedony (20 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and is dressed in an above average manner. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Navigator arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a Shepherd first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She became a Shepherd soon after.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and balancing her hectic life and new shepherd responsibilities is difficult

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Thiala was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She's also a talented Fletcher, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He stands about 5'0" and wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a morningstar on his belt. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Artistic, Gifted. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 5000 cp. Solid gold idol (200 gp).