Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her red hair is cut short. Her eyes are green and catlike.

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. 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: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Sage hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and doesn't want to be a sage and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Backpack.

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She wears her chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Merla was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Merla alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She's also a talented Scribe, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Barber and was forced into it by her family.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 100 gp. 8 Acid flasks.

Description: An older man who wears a tight fitting red shirt and pants, he is not a threatening figure. His white hair is braided into rings. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Roge enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Roge was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 struck the Cartwright job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears tattered old clothes. His bronze crest is braided into rings. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gold eyes.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Kiirith was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Engraver responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her lavender fur is heavily combed to the right. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 250 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears yellow trousers with brown and grey striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. Her first spouse was a Seamstress, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Family, Nature. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 150 gp. Obsidian (13 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat and is in decent physical shape. He wears his purple hair down. His eyes are likewise silver. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 150 pp. Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his bow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. He has shaved his head bald. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Actor born in the past three hundred years. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He got into the Actor business at a young age. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to be a merchant again

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: PTSD, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'7" when asserting himself. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Efferil hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Efferil lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.