Description: He dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with blue slacks. His white hair is lengthy. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Adelard was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 north. He became a Crown-heir soon after.

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

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He dresses well, wearing violet shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. A friendly and beautiful Half-Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Shepherd for the past few years.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he is greedy

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Blue quartz (5 gp).

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She bought a monstrous two handed axe and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: This man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He tends to his Courier job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering her clean studded leather. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. After a long history of fighting, Nissa and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 4000 cp. Sard (80 gp). Rose (80 gp).

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, and carries bastard swords. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Aldous was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length red fur. His eyes are yellow.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 70 gp.

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 long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she's in love

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Just what you see.