Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a lance on her belt. She keeps her auburn hair in a flapper bob. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Vola was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her childhood dream was to be a Animal Trainer, but she was a colossal failure. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'3". He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his bastard sword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His white crest is knotted and matted. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Miner arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Miner work with an outfit from a few towns over. Miner work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'8" when asserting himself. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1300 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has brown eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Breena was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She has achieved small success as a Glassblower.

Motivation: To be a Detective again; and expand her business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 500 sp. Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Rose (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Priest. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are gray.

Personality: Ahvain hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has achieved small success as a Priest.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is greedy

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is mildly Dwarf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. Ilde enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Seamstress.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 70 gp. Hematite (7 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a white costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She got into the Navigator business at a young age. Her childhood dream was to be a Healer, but she was a colossal failure. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Navigator for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and wants her loneliness to end

Flaws: Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly daggers and sais. His long yellow fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: The child of a Unemployed, who enjoyed hunting, Shadow was taken on many hunting expeditions. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: An older man who wears a yellow shirt with thin white vertical stripes and grey pants, he is not a threatening figure. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Sailor. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Theriatis alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 70 gp.