Description: This man is tall and muscular. He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a red coat with tan slacks. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 330 gp. Jade (160 gp). Carnelian (60 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with black slacks. She is an epitome of beauty. She has silver hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. After a long history of fighting, Elama and her spouse have recently divorced.

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

Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a grey coat. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly scythes and greataxes. She wears her black hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 400 sp. Chalcedony (80 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her scimitar with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her purple hair is still thick. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. 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 Actor. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This tall, slender man wears dull black sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed pickaxe, just in case. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Blorg lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Slave. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She is physically well-built. Her blue crest is smooth and relatively long. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. In her 13th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Jezean was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His hair is chestnut and curly. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Oskar was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To be a Ruler again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 30 pp. White pearl (140 gp).

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her silver hair is cut short. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears an entirely red suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her silver hair is long and unkept. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Eran was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 Courier. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Courier responsibilities is difficult; and to be a fortune-teller again

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1 Buckler.