Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is cut close to his head. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Naeris is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Naeris was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. 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 wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His purple hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Skamos 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. Skamos 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. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Average lock.

Description: He is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. To his fellows he 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: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When Alberich reached his early adolescence his Dwarf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has worked as a Painter like his mother before him.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She has shaved her head bald. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Interpreter born in the past three hundred years. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. 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. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her silver hair is well kept. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This woman has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her green robe. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Gorga was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Gorga was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a fancy violet dress. She has done her best to style her blonde hair to look like a famous performer. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed violet hat.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. A true patriot, Hatae would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Painter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Painter work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She tends to her Painter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Terse, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. Her red crest is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. 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: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. After a long history of fighting, Hethress and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Debt. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 100 gp. Iolite (30 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. With wild brown hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Barkeep for hire.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job, Nature. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.