Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She wears a colorful flower in her black hair. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Miner born in the past three hundred years. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Miner work with an outfit from a few towns over. Miner work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She's also a talented Detective, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Detective again; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears his copper crest down. His ears are large.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. He is portly but not overly obese. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Harbek alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her falchion with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her brown hair is still thick. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Zagga grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Zagga. Being a Glassblower kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Flaws: Depressed, Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His black hair is singed and shortened. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Dyer profession.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Half-Plate.

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 is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. She has wavy green crest. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Farideh was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She worked as a nervous Shepherd and found it very stressful. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Shepherd for hire.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Shepherd responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Sensitive, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. His silver crest, when down, is lengthy. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Arjhan 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. Arjhan decided he wanted neither the life of his father 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. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Arjhan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. She wears a white tunic with blue highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has a hunchback. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To be a Guard again; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 70 gp. Amethyst (70 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Vani is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 80 gp. Aquamarine (600 gp). Hematite (4 gp).