Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has a long blonde ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to protect her home

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has slicked back brown hair. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Half-Elf in existence. The war was a terrible time for him, and Adran does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Adran was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 20 gp. Amethyst (120 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears a green tunic with brown highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around her shoes. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Azza was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. 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: She has a crush on the local Butcher; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 10 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a blue coat. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Rimple is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Herbalist work with an outfit from a few towns over. Herbalist work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He became a Herbalist soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 110 gp. Zircon (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and he perpetually has his trident ready. His tied-back hair is auburn. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Himo is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Masseuse for hire.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Job, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Chalcedony (40 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her gray fur is long and unkept. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Shadow was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1000 cp. Freshwater pearl (11 gp).

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her fur is beige, silky, and of moderate length. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Beast 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 gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Animal Trainer. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Pacifist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'7" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a pastel shirt with thin black vertical stripes and grey pants. She keeps her orange fur in a flapper bob. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Cask was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 280 gp. Black pearl (300 gp). 2 Holy water.