Description: 5'7" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She got into the Ruler business at a young age. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She became a Ruler soon after.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears green trousers with violet and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his mace, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his silver eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 180 gp. Onyx (40 gp). Red spinel (120 gp).

Description: She wears a brown collared shirt and white skirt. She accessorizes with a pastel scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She carries with her a set of bows, each one with a opal on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Liftrasa is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Liftrasa was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Entrepeneur, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a worn and beaten armor. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. 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: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he usually wears his black robe and has his trident always slung over his shoulder. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. 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. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 gp. White pearl (90 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Sporting a chestnut mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. 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 is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: 3'3" and muscular, this eastern man is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. He wears a colorful flower in his white hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

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. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Oppleby grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Oppleby. Being a Cook kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1 Disguise kit.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Mason. He has a very tight haircut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Slave. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 110 gp. Malachite (5 gp).

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His red hair is still thick. He has violet eyes and a blue hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.