Description: She wears a fancy black dress. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

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. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. 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. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair is long and white with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small blue clips. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Elama 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 Elama. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His brown hair is long and unkept. His white eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is an epitome of beauty. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He takes great joy in being the best Soapmaker in town.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. A gifted student he started as a Animal Trainer, but he got bored and became a Soapmaker. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 30 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has styled her golden hair well, parting it to the left. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. 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 raised by priests from a young age. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Zircon (40 gp).

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, and he perpetually has his monstrous two handed axe ready. His crest is rusty and curly. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. After a long history of fighting, Direcris and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Cynical, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Religious. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She tends to wear a white poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has slicked back black hair. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her left hand. Her black fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1 Breastplate.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Courier but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Gimble hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 50 gp.