Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. She carries with her a set of pickaxes on her belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. Her brown fur is smooth and relatively long. Her skin is flawless and her yellow eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Cloak was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Bookbinder work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bookbinder work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her red hair is lengthy. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To protect her home.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Guardian, Religious. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 39000 sp.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'4". He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born in a small forest village. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His white crest is still thick. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his red eyes.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Norkruuth has worked very hard to control his curse. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 5000 cp. Chalcedony (70 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman very much looks the part of a Body Guard. She has no hair. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born into a rich family. 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 Body Guard. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Body Guard for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is dressed in an above average manner. Her tied-back hair is black. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: He got into the Slave Trader business at a young age. Fabien abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 300 gp. Chalcedony (50 gp). Jade (120 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a worn and beaten armor. His copper crest is thinning but still full. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Medrash hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Baker. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Moss agate (11 gp).