Description: He is a mite stocky and wears baggy black pantaloons and a white scarf. His long dark red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his silver eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. 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.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 200 sp. Onyx (30 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears bulky tan painted plate armor. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 45. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Arannis is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Insane, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This southern woman wears a blue Stetson hat and blue clothes. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1000 cp. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: She wears a tan wide-brimmed hat and tan clothes. She is physically well-built. Her brown hair is cut short. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She uses divination through singing.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He wears his chestnut hair down. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Job, Military. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 260 gp. Pink pearl (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Iolite (40 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a white cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. He wears his silver hair down. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Ohr was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Extrovert. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She wears a colorful flower in her auburn hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her father's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered brigands who tried to eat her hand. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and many brigands want her driven away

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 700 sp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'7". He wears long strands of amethyst and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: The child of a Doctor, who enjoyed hunting, Wiggens was taken on many hunting expeditions. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her golden hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her first spouse was a Bowyer, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Performer for hire.

Motivation: To be a Bowyer again; and a strong sense of loyalty to tiefling people

Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Family, Nature, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Rock crystal (50 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Malachite (4 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.