Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a black tunic with green highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around his shoes. His brass crest is unkempt and raggedy. His face is scarred and worn.

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 can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 500 sp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). 1 Smokesticks.

Description: Standing 5'8", this woman wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a lance on her belt. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is a Weaver first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Egelina was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 has achieved small success as a Weaver.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. His hair is golden and curly. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He struck the Engraver job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. She is portly but not overly obese. She has styled her black hair well, parting it to the right. She has hazel eyes and a blue hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gifted student she started as a Engraver, but she got bored and became a Bricklayer. She became a Bricklayer soon after.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a grey shirt with thin green vertical stripes and blue pants. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. White pearl (60 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Religious, Job, Slave. Occupation: Detective

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 130 pp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a fancy pastel suit. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His copper eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and revenge

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a white coat. She is portly but not overly obese. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She worked as a nervous Priest and found it very stressful. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gold eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Glassblower hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 sp. Chrysoberyl (150 gp).