Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a grey coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head, and is pretty ugly. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She's also a talented Ploughman, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A 5'8" eastern woman, she is dressed in earthy colors with a black and yellow handkerchief worn on her left side. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Ruler. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She got into the Ruler business at a young age. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Professionalism, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 5000 cp. Jet (80 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and is renowned for his bright violet suits and hats. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Disciplined, Extrovert, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a yellow tunic with white highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. 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 got money to start a business from the gang present in town. He is greatly indebted to them.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears blue trousers with black and yellow striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Valanthe was born with her mother's beautiful face. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Slave, Attractive. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her white eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Nemeia lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Through the years after Nemeia was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Nemeia's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

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 marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Debt. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a black tunic with grey highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Masseuse mother left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. The war was a terrible time for him, and Shadow does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: In love, Military. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His white hair is long and unkept. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

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. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 700 sp. Jet (60 gp).