Description: She is in excellent shape and is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. Her auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Faral was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Through the years after Faral was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Faral's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 30 pp. Golden pearl (40 gp).

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars. Her white hair is knotted and matted. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was born into a rich family. 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. 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 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.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Sensitive, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 200 gp. Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Loopmottin grew up listening to her father's many stories. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a black armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Sammal lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He prefers to wear flannel. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Taklinn was born with his mother's beautiful face. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Job, Attractive. Occupation: Servant

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, blue shirt, and black tie. She carries with her a set of halberds, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ilde fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Priest

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She got into the Bricklayer business at a young age. A gifted student she started as a Knight, but she got bored and became a Bricklayer. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears silk and lounges about seductively. He keeps his brown fur in a flapper bob. His copper unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Gifted from a young age, Leaf studied abroad. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 6000 cp. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'2". He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He wears a colorful flower in his brass crest. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and doesn't want to be a mortician and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Family, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 130 gp.