Description: 4'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with black slacks. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Barendd speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. 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 has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Religious. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Thervan is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Thervan was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 has achieved small success as a Stableman.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Religious, Job, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Jacoba was born with her father's beautiful face. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has worked as a Fortune-teller like her father before her.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 30 gp. Red spinel (70 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. Her blonde hair is cut short. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Through the years after Rosamund was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Rosamund's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has achieved small success as a Unemployed.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Debt. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 2'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He's also a talented Shoemaker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This woman wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Religious, Enemies, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Herbalist. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Orianna lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Impulsive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 20000 cp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a green vest and prefers blue and red shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His blue crest is braided into rings. He wears an eyepatch.

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. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born in a small forest village. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 19000 cp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair is chestnut and very short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Spy but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Oriax was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Oriax decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 150 gp.