Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Alston's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. The war was a terrible time for him, and Alston does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Fortune-teller hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears an entirely brown suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her white fur is knotted and matted. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Cynical, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was born into a rich family. Through the years after Sarah was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Sarah's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. 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's repulsed by the PC; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Moss agate (6 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. She carries with her a set of clubs, each one with a opal on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her black hair is heavily combed to the left. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Guard business.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light violet in addition to tight pants. He has a very tight haircut. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'7" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a very tight haircut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Shoemaker arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 east. He struck the Shoemaker job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 8000 cp. Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Sard (70 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during and is in decent physical shape. Her fur is short and brown. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Skirt hails from a village terrorized by giants. 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 Navigator. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 290 gp. Coral (120 gp).

Description: A 5'7" northern woman, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady black eyes.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She worked as a nervous Roofer and found it very stressful. She has achieved small success as a Roofer.

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

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: With violet face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a green coat. Her hair is silver and very short. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are white.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. After months of barely getting by, Naamah managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 110 gp. Sardonyx (60 gp). Amber (80 gp).