Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

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 Masseuse mother left her crippled. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Flaws: Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He carries a battered greatsword and tarnished morningstar as well. His white hair is lengthy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: Thoradin wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, marred by sweets. She has slicked back golden hair. She has amber eyes and a red hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She carries a battered glaive and tarnished spear as well. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She got into the Interpreter business at a young age. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Interpreter. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Interpreter for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Hourglass.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment and is in decent physical shape. His golden hair is cut short. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. Reirak is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His first spouse was a Beggar, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Beggar they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Slave Trader, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 2000 sp. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. Her hair is short and golden. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 40 gp. Red garnet (130 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a fancy brown dress. She has wavy chestnut hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Soapmaker mother left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: She stands about 6'3" and wears baggy black pantaloons and a brown scarf. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She has wavy blue crest. Her eyes are gold.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Surina enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Shipwright work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shipwright work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She struck the Shipwright job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Crown-heir arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 340 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.