Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He uses divination through singing.

History: He is a Doppelganger in disguise. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is blonde and curly. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Erky liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He bought a scimitar and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2000 sp. Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp).

Description: She is wearing a tight yellow one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly falchions and greataxes. She has no hair. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. 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: She was born in the east. 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 now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 600 sp. Amber (100 gp).

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and blue handkerchief worn on his right side. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His fur is lavender and very short. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Gifted from a young age, Sweet studied abroad. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He became a Spice Merchant soon after.

Motivation: Expand his business; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He wears professional attire. He carries a battered scythe and tarnished lance as well. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

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. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 500 sp. Zircon (40 gp).

Description: Standing 5'5", this woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is short and auburn. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Mayor but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. After coming to the age of reason, Arha took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 130 pp.

Description: He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with brown slacks. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly tridents and maces. His gray fur is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting dire rats, the young River began to lead the lost caravan. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a white cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Myria is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Myria was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student she started as a Carpenter, but she got bored and became a Assassin. She became a Assassin soon after.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is tan, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her orange fur is knotted and matted. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1800 sp.