Description: This tall, slender man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, John will drive conversation. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Extrovert, Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Antitoxin.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'2". She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her hair is short and brown. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born into a rich family. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. 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: She is greedy; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 70 gp. Malachite (16 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Red garnet (90 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. His yellow fur is still thick. His eyes are blue.

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 susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Flask lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Persistence, Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 130 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her auburn hair is still thick. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Ruler mother left her crippled. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a blue tunic with grey highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. She tends to her Tanner job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and to be a dyer again

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Disease, Racist. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: 6'4" and muscular, this northern man wears a tattered pair of loose grey pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born in a small desert village. 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He wears baggy tan pantaloons and a brown scarf. He carries with him a set of scythes on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Koeth was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 12000 cp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small violet clips. His beard is golden, braided, and well cared for. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His childhood dream was to be a Sage, but he was a colossal failure. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Hunter for hire.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Just what you see.