Description: This late middle aged woman wears dark leathers with embroidery and is in decent physical shape. She keeps her red crest in a flapper bob. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Arava lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 110 gp. Coral (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'2". He tends to wear a large brown jacket. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Adventurer business.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he's in love

Ideals: Persistence, Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She dresses like a well dressed Miner does. She has shaved her head bald. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born in the west to a Miner, Williamina learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Miner. She's also a talented Cook, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Cook again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a tan coat over a violet low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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 is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Umpen was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 8 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Umpen never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Optimist, Opinionated, Persistence. Bonds: In love, Guardian. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: 6'1" and muscular, this northern woman is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Sage. She has styled her blue hair well, parting it to the left. Her silver eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Uzza was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dwarven companion (her 'brother'). She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: She wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a crossbow, but if one is not available she will default to her shortbow. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly shortbows and crossbows. Sporting a brown mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. After a long history of fighting, Ovak and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Interpreter does. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her scimitar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. Her long golden hair reaches down to her waist. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Interpreter for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Interpreter responsibilities is difficult; and money/treasure

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Rich, In love. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He carries with him a set of greataxes, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Guardian, Has a crush, Mentor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born in a small mountains village. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Navigator they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Soapmaker, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 80 gp.