Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears tattered old clothes. Her black hair is knotted and matted. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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. The war was a terrible time for him, and Galinndan does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Galinndan 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: Money/treasure; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 40 gp. Chalcedony (60 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull grey iron scale mail. Her tied-back hair is black. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born in the west to a Bookbinder, Margery learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and to be a cook again

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. The war was a terrible time for him, and Ralf does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born in the west to a Tanner, Ralf learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has achieved small success as a Tanner.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is long and red with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small violet clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Being a Courier kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her green robe. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Gifted from a young age, Drenna studied abroad. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her arcane talents. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He wears a violet costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born in the east to a Fisher, Caeldrim learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is dressed in earthy colors with a green and brown handkerchief worn on his right side. His dark red hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep silver.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Cimer lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Flaws: Depressed, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 40 gp. Pink pearl (40 gp).

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'9" and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her blonde hair is singed and shortened. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: The child of a Knight, who enjoyed hunting, Ermina was taken on many hunting expeditions. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Being a Miller kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 4000 cp. Jasper (70 gp).