Description: An older man who wears a violet tunic with pastel highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes, he is not a threatening figure. His silver hair is braided into rings. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This tall, slender woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. Her auburn hair is singed and shortened. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears long strands of jet and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has dyed her greying black crest a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She uses divination through singing.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Attractive. Occupation: Server

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She keeps her long red crest kept up in a rat tail. Her skin is flawless and her gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Pogranix 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: Pogranix hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His crest is short and white. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 100 sp. 7 Acid flasks.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his shield with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Anselm grew up listening to his mother's many stories. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Enemies, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She usually wears her green robe and has her falchion always slung over her shoulder. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has a dull look in her red eyes.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1 Small steel mirror.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She refers to her adoptive father 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 is a Jackalwere in disguise. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is dressed in an above average manner. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 gp.