Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is typically in her Stableman uniform. She has slicked back auburn hair. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Stableman for the past few years.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father.

Ideals: Opinionated, Persistence. Bonds: Job, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: She wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars. She is portly but not overly obese. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed black hat.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 2100 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the west were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This malnourished woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She has moderate length brass crest. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her broad black hat.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length black hair. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Maynild was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 80 gp. Chalcedony (60 gp).

Description: A 6'3" northern man, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. His ears are large.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Kairon was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Passionate, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She stands about 4'11" and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When Mialee reached her early adolescence her Half-Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to protect her home

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Military. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and tan handkerchief worn on her right side. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 140 gp.