Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. Her hair is short and purple. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. After coming to the age of reason, Akta took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears professional attire. His long dark red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: The child of a Bricklayer, who enjoyed hunting, Abad was taken on many hunting expeditions. While he appears to be a normal Tiefling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is his passion.

Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 2100 sp. Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp).

Description: This woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her head has been shaved. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A freak accident while working with her Sage mother left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Mundane, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born to a Weaver, his father struggled to pay the bills. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Heian has worked very hard to control his curse. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This malnourished man wears a brown vest and prefers black and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He uses divination through singing.

History: Born to a Scribe, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a fancy white dress. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Map Maker. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Has a crush, Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she prefers to wear violet clothing when she does not wear armor. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Gifted from a young age, Eva studied abroad. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her arcane talents. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and balancing her hectic life and new map maker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is in excellent shape and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His hair is red and curly. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the west were limited. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. With wild red hair. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. 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 to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and balancing her hectic life and new farmer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1600 sp. 1 Thunderstones.